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SURFACE WATER MONITORING <br />There are four (4) active surface monitoring points within Bear Coal's permitted <br />area. Pond 004, Outfall 001, Upstream North Fork (U/S NFG), Downstream North Fork <br />(D/S NFG). No monitoring is currently required at Springs G26A, G-266, G-26C and <br />CR- 12. Location of Pond 004 and NFG's can be found on map "Figure 11" located in <br />Appendix A. <br />The French Drains were not monitored during the year because they were <br />removed during the 1997 reclamation project. <br />The results of groundwater data collected during 2006 and pertinent water <br />quality parameters are found below. <br />North Fork of the Gunnison River <br />The North Fork of the Gunnison River (USGS Station 09132500) is to be <br />monitored during June and December for field parameters and laboratory analysis for <br />conductivity, total dissolved solids, total suspended solids, iron and Manganese. Actual <br />stream flows are obtained from the web (http://nwis-colo.cr.usgs.gov) or by contacting <br />the Department of Water Resources, Colorado River Talk at 303-831-7135. Results of <br />the monitoring follows: <br />Field Analysis 6/16/06 Field Analysis 12/04/06 <br /> U/S NFG D/S NFG U/S NFG D/S NFG <br />pH - su 8.6 8.4 pH - su 8.4 8.2 <br />Temp °C 17.0 17.3 Temp °C 0.2 0.1 <br />Cond umhos/cm 90 110 Cond umhos/cm 150 180 <br />Diss Oxygen <br />Flow -cfs 563 Flow -cfs 101 on 11 /29/06 <br />Laboratory Analysis Laboratory Analysis <br />Cond umhos/cm 136 139.7 Cond umhos/cm 148 183 <br />TSS - mg/I 19 11 TSS - mgll 3 1 <br />TDS - mg/I 148 155 TDS - mg/I 127 157 <br />Iron - mg/I 0.13 0.09 Iron - mg/I 0.02 0.02 <br />Manganese mg/I <0.010 <0.010 Manganese mg/I <0.010 0.02 <br />Iron and Manganese are both analyzed for total recoverable. In reviewing field as well <br />as laboratory analysis, the Bear No. 3 Mine had no significant deleterious effect on the <br />North Fork of the Gunnison River during the 2006 reporting period. <br />-3- <br />