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• Introduction <br />Mme water inflow results were consistent with the predictions presented in the mining permit <br />application. No appazent measurable mine water inflow was detected during the 1999 <br />underground inspection of the Bowie No. 2 Mine by David A Jenkel, 2768 Compass Drive, Suite <br />101, Grand Junction, CO 81506, on Novemberl6, 1999. <br />Discharged Water <br />The mine has not discharged any water from the underground workings nor do the mine portals <br />contribute drainage to the permitted drainage system of the facilities area. <br />Sumps <br />Two underground sumps were located during this inspection. Mine officials reported that these <br />sumps and their contents were the results of machinery washing and recovered water from belt <br />conveyors where water is applied to allay respirable dust at coal transfer points. <br />The first sump (refer to attached map) is located near the deepest point of penetration in a three <br />entry system located near the mine portals and developed specifically for the storage of mine <br />water. On the date of inspection this area was dry. <br />The second sump (refer to attached map) is located just outby the point where coal was <br />transferred from the First Main East Belt to the First Main North Belt. This 5' deep sump <br />• contained less than 1' of water and had no apparent inflow. This sump is however an origination <br />of the water for the portal sump and was fitted with a small submersible pump. The <br />characteristics and location of this sump verify that it is used as a collection point for the <br />recovered water used for dust suppression and a machinery washing station located nearby. <br />The belt line and wash bay sump held insignificant water of uncertain origin and was not tested. <br />Other Water Sources <br />A visual inspection of the lower entry of both the First Main North Entries and gate entries of <br />both the D 1 and D2 longwall panels produced no evidence of any other water sources or storage <br />azeas. No significant pooling of water along the travelways or beltlines was found. <br />Consumptive Use <br />The Bowie No. 2 Mine now extracts dust suppression and sanitary water from the Deer Trail <br />Ditch via the new pump station located on the Deer Trail ditch as shown on Map- 1 5-1 of the <br />permit application. During the first months of operation and while the pump station and water <br />line was constructed, water was pumped from this ditch into a water truck, hauled to the portal <br />area and stored in a temporary tank for fire protection and underground dust suppression. <br />Additional water from this source was hauled via the water truck for dust abatement on the mine <br />access roads. <br />• The pump station is now fully operable and metered. This meter records the consumptive use of <br />1 <br />