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Map (Map 6). As with groundwater, Peerless Resources, Inc. will <br />• petition the Division for reduction or total elimination of sampling of <br />these sites after 4 quarters of seasonal information have been obtained. <br />Because Coal Gulch is an ephemeral drainage, Peerless Resources, Inc. <br />only anticipates collecting water samples in this drainage during the <br />springtime of the year. <br />Climatological Information - Rule 2.04.8 <br />1. The a licant should rovide monthl avers es for both tem eratur <br />and reci itation in a es 4 an 3 res ective The a ican <br />s ou a so prove a temperature range data an average ve ocity o <br />RESPONSE: <br />Table 3, Monthly Average Precipitation and Table 4, Monthly Average <br />Temperature have been revised to include monthly averages of both <br />temperature and precipitation. These revised tables are included for <br />insertion in the permit application. <br />• <br />Temperature range data for the weather station located in Durango, <br />Colorado are set forth in Table 4A, Temperature Means and Extremes <br />(1971-1978). The mean temperature for Durango is approximately 46.7°f <br />with temperature extremes of -23°F in January and 98°F in July for the <br />period 1971-1978. <br />The synoptic flow in the Durango area is characterized by prevailing <br />southwesterly winds. The direction and speed of the winds are greatly <br />affected by the local topography. <br />A high frequency of near-calm conditions exist at the location of the <br />planned Coal Gulch surface facilities because of the protection afforded <br />by the local terrain in most of the valleys. These conditions generally <br />occur at night and in the early morning. The strongest winds in the <br />area can be expected during the winter and early spring, especially in <br />• March, and briefly during summer thunderstorms. <br />-27-' <br />