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<br />III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />Internal Memorandum <br />TO: Jim Burnell /~ <br />FROM: Sandy Brow <br />DATE: March 5, 19 <br />RE: Bourg's 1998 Annual Hydrology Report <br />Attached is Bourg's AHR, not much to it. As you review it, keep in mind that they will <br />be requesting final bond release this summer. They will need to remove the wells prior <br />to our final decision. My feeling is we won't have them seal the wells until we have a <br />chance to review the bond release application and evaluate the revegetation data. I'm <br />not expecting problems and I think there is a very good chance the application will be <br />approved. So, I'd like to know if the hydrologic monitoring data is sufficient to allow <br />Bourg to seal the wells. <br />During my preliminary review of their AHR I did not see any spring or seep data. <br />Otherwise, the data appears to have been collected as required by their plan. <br />PHC of Mining on Surface Water <br />Short-term insignificant impacts on water quantity predicted. <br />PHC of Mining on Ground Water <br />No impact to alluvium predicted. <br />Quantity of water recharging Sudduth coal seam is expected to decrease. <br />Quality of spoil water is expected to degrade -increase in TDS and a shift from a <br />sodium bicarbonate to a sodium sulfate type of water. <br />No degradation to surface waters from spoil water seeps or springs is anticipated. <br />cc: Larry Routten <br />