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DRAFT <br />id 0 <br />INTRODUCTION <br />Water Management Consultants, Inc. (WMC) has prepared this work plan to <br />characterize the project -wide groundwater, surface water, and geochemical <br />environments for the proposed Collom Pit expansion of the Colowyo Coal Mine (CCM) <br />Kennecott Energy Company (KEC) is considering the development of the Collom mining <br />pit, located approximately four miles west of the current Colowyo mining operation. The <br />current operation is located in Northwest Colorado, mid way between the cities of Craig <br />and Meeker on Highway 13 at mile marker 64. <br />In anticipation of proceeding with development of the Collom Pit, this work plan has <br />been designed to collect baseline and long -term information to support mine permitting, <br />to define the groundwater /alluvial water regime and to evaluate key hydrologic issues <br />associated with project development. This work plan has been designed to collect the <br />data which is necessary to characterize the pre- mining environment as directed by the <br />Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, the Regulations of the Colorado Mined <br />Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining, and the Guidelines for the Collection of <br />Baseline Water Quality and Overburden Geochemistry. <br />KEC wishes to present this work plan to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br />for their preliminary approval. A good working relationship with the CDMG is important <br />to KEC and every effort will be made to accommodate any suggestions or concerns <br />their experts may have. <br />• <br />2572 -R1 Colowyo Coal Company, L.P. <br />Water Management Consultants <br />