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that any groundwater protection is necessary. In addition, during the <br />• March 11, 1985 meeting, Peerless Resources, Inc. and the Division agreed <br />that there are no acid-forming or toxic-forming substances found in the <br />overburden or underburden material of the "A" Coal Seam. <br />Surface Water <br />7. No sample of water quality in the pond was contained in Exhibit 11 <br />RESPONSE: <br />The pond i n question was eliminated by backfi 11 i ng activities i n 1 ate <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 />de ine t e water oua itv of oa Gu c t a minimum, same es <br />oeriotl. These samples shoultl be colfectetl on Coal Gulch itseit. <br />not on atl.tacent s <br />RESPONSE: <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 />-21- <br />