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<br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />Doc Date:12111/2001 III I II I V I II IIII III <br />sss <br />March 12, 1998 <br />RECEIVED <br />William J. Carter <br />Environmental Protection Specialist MAR 17 1998 <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Division of Minerals & Geology <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: Response to Susan Burgmaier's comments on the 1996 Annual Hydrologic Report <br />' Dear Mr. Carter: <br />' As I recall, on November 18, 1997, during your inspection trip to the Sanbom Creek Mine, you <br />gave a copy of Susan Burgmaier's memorandum of March 21, 1997 to Mazk Milner, <br />Environmental Technician for the Sanborn Creek Mine. On December 3, 1997, we received a fax <br />' copy of your December 3, 1997 letter to Mazk Milner requesting responses to Susan Burgmaier's <br />comments, followed by the letter received in the mail at a later date. <br />During this time period, Mark Milner was apart-time employee for the Sanbom Creek Mine. We <br />have been quite busy since you first delivered a copy of the memorandum to us, and I apologize for <br />the delay in the response. We aze pleased to say Mazk is now with us full time, and we have plenty <br />' of work to keep him busy. <br />The following are responses to all the comments by Susan Burgmaier about the 1996 Annual <br />' Hydrologic Report for the Sanbom Creek Mine: <br />Comment l.a. <br />' "The text of the AHR notes that Site WSC DH 12 was not monitored in 1996 because the low water <br />level and well depth prohibit bailing and sampling. OCM notes that a power bailer will be built to <br />make sampling of the well easier. OCM should make sure that whatever necessary equipment for <br />monitoring is on line for the required June sampling this yeaz." <br />' Response l.a. <br />Available records indicate the depth of WSC DH12 is approximately 1,550 feet. The "well" was <br />originally drilled as a methane degassification hole into the Hawk's Nest Mine by Western Slope <br />' Carbon, Inc., and continues to produce methane gas. The Hawk's Nest Mine map shows the <br />location of [he drill hole in the longwall panel between 7th West and 8th West. The exact condition <br />of the bottom of the drill hole in the gob area of the longwall panel is unknown. <br />1 <br /> <br />P. O. Box 5 3 5 3 7 3 7 Highway 1 3 3 S o m e r s e t, C o l o r a d o 0 1 4 3 a U S A <br />TEL (970) 929-5122 FAX (970) 9295177 <br />