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• Y RESPONSE - BEAR N0. 1 AND N0. 2 MINE PONDS. IMPOUNDt4ENTS AND DIVERSIONS-RULE 2.05.3(4 (1) The reclamation plans of the Bear Coal Company do not call for any permanent diversions. As indicated on the Reclamation Plan Map (Map 1), the temporary diversion of the drainage around the ARCO revegetation test plot will be fully reclaimed to its natural drainage pattern during reclamation. All culverts, surface facilities, and roads will likewise be properly reclaimed. (2) As the Division is aware, a major highway construction project is planned to take place on the North Fork of the Gunnison beginning in early spring of 1982. As discussed previously with individuals at the Division, reclocation of Colorado Highway 133 will bring the highway • through a major portion of the Bear No. 1 and 2 loadout facilities. Also, with the road relocation, the North Fork of the Gunnison River will be moved closer to the Bear No. 1 and 2 facilities area. The planned highway and river relocation are' indicated on the Reclamation Plan Map (Map 1). As discussed with the Division, relocation of the highway will cause the removal of Bear Coal Company's Sedimentation Pond No. 1. With the relocation of the North Fork of the Gunnison River, Sedimentation Pond No. 2 will likewise be essentially removed. Sedimentation Pond No. 3 which handles runoff from the Bear No. 2 portal area will not be affected by the highway construction or river relocation. Current plans call for completion of reclamation at the Bear No. 1 and 2 facilities by late summer and early fall of 1982. Given the highway construction, river relocation, and sedimentation pond removal, the Bear • Coal Company realizes that remaining working space in the area will be greatly diminished. Re-construction of sedimentation ponds will only serve to create additional disturbance and limit the amount of area to -1-