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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1373 Sherman St., Room 275 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 8663567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />December 15, 2004 <br />Mr. Daniel E. Beaz <br />Bear Coal Company <br />P.O. Box 1754 <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION O F <br />MIN SRALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />0.FC LAM ATIO N.NIN ING <br />SAFETY~S(:IENCE <br />Bilt Owens <br />Governor <br />Russell George <br />Ezeclnive Director <br />Paonia, Colorado 81428 Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />Natlrcal Resource Trustee <br />RE: Bear No. 3 Mine, Permit No. C-81-033, Bear Coal Company, 2002 Annual Hydrology <br />Report, Adequacy Review <br />Deaz Mr. Beaz: <br />During a recent review of the Division's files for the Beaz No. 3 Mine, it was discovered that the <br />Division's adequacy review of the Annual Hydrology Report (AHR) for 2002 was never <br />recorded. Therefore, this letter serves as the Division's adequacy review letter for the 2002 AHR. <br />The Division has no outstanding issues with the 2002 AHR. Bear Coal Company conducted the <br />hydrologic monitoring according to the approved plan. The results show that no compliance <br />problems were encountered. There was no dischazge from the sediment pond, NPDES outfall <br />004, in 2002. The Edwazds Mine portal spring water treatment pond, NPDES outfall number <br />001, did dischazge during 2002. However, no compliance problems were noted. There were no <br />compliance problems as well with the hydrologic monitoring of the upstream and downstream <br />stations of the North Fork of the Gunnison River. Finally, the hydrologic data support the <br />predictions found in the Probable Hydrologic Consequences section of the permit application. <br />If you have any questions, please call. <br />Sincerely, <br />r~ <br />J seph J. )?fidash <br />nvironmental Protection Specialist <br />cc: Jim Stover (J.E. Stover & Associates) <br />Bill Beaz (Bowie Resources) <br />c: \word\beaz3 \2002ahradeq 1 <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survev <br />