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i <br />imgated with water from the North Fork. .4 stream standard also exists for boron on the North <br />Fork. <br />Also, the stream standard for manganese is expressed as "dissolved" manganese, rather than <br />total or total recoverable. The Division requests that you begin analyzing and reporting <br />manganese as "dissolved." <br />The Division is requesting that the Bear Coal Company monitor for these elements as part of the <br />regular water monitoring program. We feel that this analysis should be done at least annually <br />during aloes-flow period on the river. They should be analyzed in surface water, groundwater, <br />and discharge samples with a detection limit sufficiently low to allow the Division to monitor the <br />cumulative effects on the river. We further request that the following detection limits be used in <br />the analyses: <br />Boron 6 microgramsfliter <br />Copper 4 microgramsfliter <br />Selenium . 5 microgramsfliter <br />Zinc 8 microgramsfliter <br />Manganese 4 microgramsfliter <br />The Division is in the process of reviewing the monitoring plans of all the mines on the North <br />Fork, to bring more coherence to the overall monitoring program and enable the Division to <br />compile a more meaningful Comprehensive Hydrologic Impacts Assessment document for the <br />river. You will receive more information on this later, but for the time being, the Division <br />requests that you initiate these changes so that analyses for these species are gathered in the <br />current water year. <br />If you have any questions about this review or wish to discuss the additional monitoring, please <br />feel free to call me. <br />Sincerely, <br />Jim Burnell <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />