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<br />VI. Surface Water Hvdreloav - <br />4). 2.OS.fi(3) and 4 <br />As rzvised per Pg ~l, the hydrologic description is provided in Tab i and the <br />hydrologic monltoring pidn 1; ddd''25;2d to Tdd 15. HydrJiCgic prot?Ct'Cn, <br />prcbabie hydrologic c:,nszquences and the hydrologic rec':amation plan are <br />przsznted in Tabs '•~, 1i and 18, respectively. <br />SUrfdC2 water dL tie Seneca II-W Mine lies within two wat?r;hzds. The Crimarv <br />affected area lies .vi thin the Cry Creek Drainage and is drained by Hubberson <br />Gulch and an unnamec tributary tc Dry Creea. A small portion Jf the ?astern <br />pdrL Of the 72 ''Tit ar?a u'rd!n; LO 5dge 'Dr?ek. 3oth Creek; emcty In CC the <br />Yamod `Ziv?r near '7a iC2.^.. .7CLh ~r'/ •'e?K 3n0 ~dC2 rreeS ?:(h101t In Le'ml tt2^: <br />fiCw; inflUenC?d Cy SCr'ing5 iCCaL?d 'Nithln dnC dCj3L?nt LO the permit bounOdry. <br />Peabody Coal Company currently monitors one site on Hubber;on Gulch downstream <br />of mining disturbance in conjunction with the U.S. Geological Sur'Jey. This <br />site is equipped 'Kith a continuous recorder and periodic water quality samples <br />are obtained. Watzr is of d calcium-.magnesium sulfate type and is of poor <br />quality, suitable for livestock watzring and irrigation of ;alt-tolerant croon <br />grown in sell drained so ns. <br />Peabody monitors thr?? ;it?i 'Cr WaL?r gUd11tV In Lhe 5dg? r'2°!C •7r31nay'e. <br />Two ;lt2i dre Cn Untamed trlbUtarl2i tC the ma'n Sage Creek channe~ tvhil2 the <br />third is downstream cn Sage Cre?:<. r7aLZr at these sites is a <br />calcium-bicarbonatz type. it is >uitablz for livestock and irrigation, <br />howe•rer, exc?pt for the ma'n Sag? Creek site, there is not sur"ficient flow to <br />sustain irrigation. <br />P2abCd'/ CCdI Company hd; instdlied 3 52d)ment GCntrpl syst?m to divert, CGn'J?y <br />and-or treat surface 'Hater runoff in and drour.d the mine site. A more <br />CvmD~et? discus;ion ~_~f Lhis SisC2'il IS ConL3lne~d !n S2Ctlon !~.{:, "C.')n']S, <br />impoundments, Diversions'. <br />The permit apolicaticn contains provision; for ongoing surface water <br />monitoring. The water monitoring plan is set ou± in Tab 15. A complete <br />description of surface water occurrence, surface water monitoring and mining <br />impacts on surfacz water within the permit and adjacent areas can be found in <br />Section IX, "ASSZSSment of Probable Hydrologic Conszquenczs of Hieing and <br />Cumulative Hydrologic Imcacts" of this document. <br />The proDC;eC CC?r3L':Cn in CCmClianC? wlth t:`'? r?QUireme^t; Jf t"i; seCt`On. <br />~/(:. :da `?~ .~'gn t; 3"C ~~2C _3Cement - Rule; ~~d.~(7)_ ~ ')~.7~3)!3%: <br />Information pertaining LC 'Nat?r rignts is contained in Tao 16 .Protection of <br />the Hydrologic 3alanc?) cf the pe wit re•Jis`on aoplira^ on. A11 'Nat?r rights <br />in file dr?3 Or the CC?'a'.'Cn if2 ll;ted In Tab'? 15_1 anal aCpr::.,r i.Ta~? <br />1CC3t10n5 3r2 TdCC?7 .n t:<n ibit i6-l. ACtaChmen is Ih-.a ind 10-~ 3r? 'Nat?r <br />rignt; stud'es per-cr.T?: for Peibcdy Coal CcmC3.^.;/. <br />_ 1g_ <br />