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SON~~~S~T <br />• M/ N/ N G C O M P A N Y <br />Map 30, 1995 <br />A. J. F'eldron <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: Springs 1-7 Mac Monitoring <br />°ermit 1vo. C-8i-022 <br />Dear Mr. Waldron: <br />On Map 5, 1995, in accordance with the Division's monitoring <br />requirements, I attempted to monitor Springs 1-7 in the Coal <br />• Gulch Trail area with the ATV. Spring 7 is required to be <br />monitored monthly, and is accessed in the winter months on foot. <br />Springs 1-6 are required to be monitored monthly from April to <br />October, recognizing the fact that the Coal Gulch Trail area in <br />inaccessible during the winter months. <br />I was able to monitor Spring 1, 3, and 7. The lower portions of <br />the Coel Gulch Trail were covered with rockfall debris, but there <br />did not appear to be evidence of mass movement in the landslide <br />area. Snow was encountered at approximately the 8,000-foot <br />elevation. water was running down and across the trail, creating <br />muddy and difficult travel conditions. At approximately the <br />8,200-foot elevation, before the turn-off to Spring 3, the snow <br />was of a depth to be impassable with the ATV. Spring 3 was <br />accessed on foot through knee-deep snow. Spring 2, 4, 5, and 6 <br />were not monitored on Map 5. <br />On Mac 30, 1995, another attempt was made to monitor Springs 2, <br />9, 5, and 6 before the end of the month. After several weeks of <br />wet weather, it was raining at the Lower elevations today. At <br />approximately the 8,000-foot elevation, the rain turned to snow, <br />with snow covering the ground. I was able to monitor Springs 2 <br />and 6, but was unable to reach Springs 4 and 5 because of the mud <br />and snow. <br />During the month of Map, Springs 2, 3, and 6 were over-run by <br />surface water from the snowmelt run-off, and monitoring results <br />reflect the large volume of surface water at the monitoring <br />points. I would expect the same would be true for Springs 9 and <br />5, if I had been able to reach them. <br />°.O. Box 535 790' Southpark, SuRe 202 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 Littleton, Co 80120 <br />(303) 929.5122 rax (303) 929-5177 !3031 795-caia Far r~n~~ 7o :_~~9e <br />