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Surface Water <br />• 7. No sample of water quality in the pond was contained in Exhib <br />as stated on page 2.04-18. <br />RESPONSE: <br />The pond in question was eliminated by backfilling activities in late <br />1984 by Peerless Resources, Inc. as part of the cleanup and reclamation <br />operations of the past disturbance created by the Arness-McGriffin Coal <br />Company. The statement on page 2.04-18 is wrong as no water quality <br />sample was ever analyzed for the water found in this former pond. Only <br />field pH readings were made from the water in this pond. The pH <br />readings made by Peerless Resources, Inc. corresponded to field pH <br />readings made by the Division. <br />8. The data collected for surface water ualit is not ade uate to <br />define the water ua it of Coal Gu ch. At a minimum, sam es <br />s ou d e resente for water qua ity upstream an downstream o <br />t e propose mining operations over a consecutive twe vl-e m <br />period. These samples should be collected on Coal Gulch itself, <br />not on adjacent streams. <br />• RFSPONSF~ <br />Coal Gulch is an ephemeral stream. Generally, during the summer, fall, <br />and winter of the year, there is no runoff in Coal Gulch. Subsequently, <br />the only time that runoff will occur in Coal .Gulch is during the <br />springtime when the snow melts or in direct response to a large <br />precipitation event. <br />During March of 1985, Peerless Resources, Inc. obtained numerous surface <br />water samples within the permit and adjacent area. The water sample <br />locations are shown on the revised Mine Facilities Map (Map 12). The <br />sample points along Cherry Gulch and Lightner Creek are likewise shown <br />on the Regional Hydrology Map (Map 6). <br />• <br />MAR 0 a 1986 <br />z.oy-/8g <br />