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I, Introduction Mine water inflow results were consistent with the predictions presented in the mining permit application. Discharged Water The mine began dischazging inflow water at a rate of approximately 5 g.p.m. from the underground workings during the fourth quarter of 2002. This water is directed from the portal azeas to Sedimentation Pond C. The estimate of mine water inflow during 2003 is about 25 g.p.m. This is based on about 250,000 gallons per week are pumped out of the mine. There aze no specific point sources. Water inflow into the mine is associated with sandstone channels or fractures in the roof or flow from fractures in the floor. The pattern of water inflow is one of steadily decreasing flow as the face mines through an area and advances away from it. Most azeas dry up completely within several weeks of being mined. Where azeas don't dry up completely, water inflow subsides to Less than 1 gpm per 30 ft of entry to a few azeas with 1-3 gpm per 30 ft of entry. These represent "damp" to "light drippers" as defined by NIOSH in their Coal Mine Roof Rating System. A very few azeas aze classified as "heavy drippers" with a flow of 3-12 gpm per 30 ft of entry, All the "dripper" areas aze associated with roof sandstone channels and channel mazgins. Consumptive Use The Bowie No. 2 Mine extracts dust suppression and sanitary water from the Deer Trail Ditch via the a pump station located on the Deer Trail ditch as shown on Map15-1 of the permit application. The pump station is metered. This meter records the consumptive use of water from the Deer Trail Ditch. During the 2003 calendar year, the Bowie No. 2 Mine consumed 208.8 AC-FT of water in order to produce 4,791,000 tons of coal. Pond evaporation is estimated at 3.05` AC-FT per year. The addition of the estimated pond evaporation to the mine consumption produces a consumptive use of 211.85 AC-FT of water for the 2003 yeaz and is less than the estimated 256.92 AC-FI' indicated in the permit application. This usage indicates that water for dust suppression and fire prevention at the Bowie No. 2 Mine is currently averaging approximately 44.2 AC-FT per million tons of coal. Conclusions Based on mine dischazge required, tt is reasonable to assume that during the 2003 Mine Water Inflow reporting season, less than 25 gallons per minute are flowing into the mine workings of the Bowie No. 2 Mine, that approximately 130 gallons of water per minute is introduced from the Deer Trail Ditch and that any sudden increase in mine inflow values could be reasonably incorporated into the dust suppression process. 1 Does not include Pond F (0.8 A-F). 2 Dces not include Pond F (0.8 A-F) or Wash Plant (69.0 A-F).