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J. E. STOVER & ASSOCIATES 2768 COMPASS DRIVE, SUITE 101 GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81506 PHONE: (970) 245-4101, FAX 242-7908 MINE ENGINEERING MINE RECLAMATION March 18, 2004 Mr. Dan Mathews Division of Minerals and Geology 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 Re: Snowcap Coal Company, Inc. 2003 Annual Hydrology Report Adequacy Response Permit No. C-1981-041 Dear Mr. Mathews: CIVIL ENGINEERING CONST. MANAGEMENT RECEIVED MAR 2 2 2004 Ulvlsion at Minerals & pe010pY The DMG's letter dated March 15, 2004 transmitted its adequacy comments regarding the 2003 Annual Hydrology Report. Following are Snowcap's responses to the DMG's comments and concerns: Narrative regarding Minewater Discharge Point 1 S, on page 3, is outdated and will need to be amended. Specifically, the third paragraph indicates that "the site is permitted to allow pumping water from the south end of the Roadside South Portal out the 2 West Portals". In fact, this site was never used for discharge, the portal has been sealed and reclaimed, and the discharge site is now officially "inactive': SCC -Enclosed is the con•ected page 3 of the narrative reflecting the inactive status of Minewater Discharge Point 15. 2. The permit was amended last year to specify reporting of "dissolved" constituents, rather than "total", for the annua[fu[I suite monitoring. Dissolved constituents were reported, with a couple of exceptions. In Table SU-2, NPDES Point 016 (Minewater Discharge), Chloride, Fluoride, and Phosphorus are reported as "Total'; rather than "Dissolved': Chloride is also reported as "Total" on Tables GE-10 and GE-11, for Rollins Wells 2 and 3. Also, the approved surface water monitoring list (applicable to minewater discharge) specifies that phosphorus to reported as phosphate, but as noted, in Table SU-2,