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<br />iii iiiiiiiiniuiii <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Deparimenl of Natural Resources <br />131 3 Sherman 51 . Kuom 275 <br />Denver, Culnradu A02U3 <br />Phone 11031 AGb-35L7 <br />FAX' UDA A32 RI06 <br />December 1, 1995 <br />Mr. Basil Bear <br />Bear Coal Company <br />P.O. Box 518 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />knc kunie~ <br />C u.c~nur <br />la inns s Ln<nnr,n <br />Aennivr o~,rru„ <br />nur L.irl N Lunµ <br />n~~~~.,~~~~ o~~r~~~~~ <br />RE: 1992, 1993, and 199 Annual Hydrology Report; Bear Mine; <br />Permit No. C-81-033 <br />Dear Mr. Bear; <br />The Division has reviewed the responses provided by J.E. Stover & <br />Associates on behalf of Bear Coal Company in reply to the <br />Division's review of the 1992, 1993, and 1994 Annual Hydrology <br />Reports (AHR). The Division has additional questions and comments <br />regarding the responses. <br />Monitoring Requirements and Frequency <br />1. It is important that sampling be done at approximately the <br />same time every year. It is also important that sampling be <br />done during the monitoring year. Please make a note of it. <br />The Division is not able to note compliance with the <br />monitoring plan if the results of the monitoring are not <br />included in the AHR. Apparently, BCC did conduct a visual <br />inspection of the alluvial well samples for oil and grease. <br />Please provide a revised page for the 1992, 1993, and 1994 AHR <br />which indicates that this visual inspection was done. <br />The collection of TDS for AA1 and <br />monitoring plan. The failure to cc <br />plan is a violation of BCC's permit. <br />during 1994. A Notice of Violation <br />2. See #1 above regarding the visual <br />grease. <br />AA3 is required by the <br />imply with the monitoring <br />TDS was not taken at all <br />is enclosed. <br />inspection for oil and <br />3. The technical revision which added the monitoring of the upper <br />and lower french drains was approved by the Division on August <br />31, 1993. The text of the 1993 AHR indicates that the lower <br />french drain was installed on October 7, 1993. Monitoring <br />began the next day. The Division assumes that the upper <br />~I~~~ <br />I)EPAIZTMEM OF <br />I~IATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />