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~~MOUNTAIN (DAL <br />~~" ~'COMPANYL.L.C. <br />A SubsiNary of Arch Western Resources, LLC <br />Apri124, 2003 <br />Mr. James Burnell <br />Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br />Office of Mined Land Reclamation <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />RECEIVED <br />APR 2 5 2003 <br />Division of Minerals and Geolosy <br />West Elk Mine <br />P.O. Box 591 <br />S l74 Highway 133 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />(970)929-5015 <br />Fax (970) 929-5595 <br />Re: Mountain Coal Company LLC (MCC), West Elk Mine; Permit No. C-80-007; Submittal of <br />the 2002 Water Year (W.Y.) Annual Hydrology Report. <br />Deaz Mr. Burnell: <br />MCC is submitting the 2002 WY Annual Hydrology Report (AHR) for the West Elk Mine to the <br />CDMG for your review and has enclosed three copies of the report. <br />Several notable changes occurred since the 2001 WY AHR. MCC experienced another drought year, <br />and augmentation to the North Fork of the Gunnison River began June 14, 2002. MCC's new <br />contractor has completed the AHR within the time frame suggested by the CDMG. HydroGeo is <br />responsible for the sampling monitoring, report preparation, and data management, which made the <br />process of producing the AHR more efficient. <br />Please notify me if you have comments or questions regarding the report. <br />Sin er ly, <br />~• <br />enry A azbe <br />Enviro ental Engineer <br />cc: P. Schmidt <br />Availability of Records File <br />cdmgahr <br />