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<br />-6- <br />Kerr Coal Company is required to submit a plan to this Division no later than <br />September 30, 1981, for minimizing the depletion of water from Sudduth Draw <br />caused by ground water in flows discharging into Pit No. 3. Any measures <br />which the Division determines to be necessary to alleviate this potential <br />problem shall be implemented prior to mining acU scent to Sudduth Draw. <br />This stipulation has been resolved. <br />Water quality information was requested by the Division from the spring at the <br />old Sudduth Mine. The analyses provided actual water quality from an area <br />disturbed by mining, and allowed more accurate predictions to be made of the <br />Impacts of the proposed mining. <br />The foliowing stipulation was attached to the initial permit: <br />Kerr Coal is directed to monitor water quality from the spring at the Old <br />Sudduth Mine quarterly for one year, according to the same parameters as other <br />hydrologic monitoring. Results are to be submitted to this Division. <br />This stipulation has been resolved. <br />The operation is in compliance with the requirements of this section. <br />VII. Probable Hydrologic Consequences of Mining Rule 2.05.6(3) <br />This assessment of the probable hydrologic consequences of mi.ning at the Marr <br />Strip Mine is based upon the permit application, the original Findings <br />Document (issued January 12, 1981), and upon annual t~ydro]oglc report <br />submittals. All baseline hydrologic and geologic data which is summarized in <br />this assessment has been obtained from the permittee. For further hydrologic <br />and geologic information, see the penait application, and Sections IY, Y, and <br />YI of this document. All of the effects identified are assumed to be <br />short-terw. Hoverer, the applicant is continuing to monitor surface and <br />ground water to verify the analysis of probable hydrologic impacts. Future <br />reviews viii reassess the cwrulative hydrologic effects in this area using <br />improved techniques, additional baseline data, new research, and the results <br />of surface and ground water monitoring programs. <br />Anticipated coal mining 1n the general area Includes the existing and proposed <br />Kerr surface mining operations as identified in the original pernit <br />application, and the existing lq~ouing Fuels mine. Calculations assume rorst <br />case conditions; the dralneges are analyzed as if all the proposed <br />disturbances would occur simultaneously. Under actual conditions. mining <br />would De phased, and as a result, the actual effects are less. Additionally, <br />Wyoming Fuels' Canadian Strip Mine is currently not active, and rill nest <br />likely be completely reclaimed 1n the near future. Therefore, the effects to <br />ground water from dewatering the Canadian Pit are noL taken into-account.- -• - .--.- <br />