2012-01-13_APPLICATION CORRESPONDENCE - C2010089 (2)

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C-2010-089 New Horizon North Mine PARNos. I-IA-IBI, 2-2A-2B,, 3 Page 20 of 60 water monitoring site. Please explain and modify the text discussion if appropriate. Item resoh,ed in 4Kr27-2011 resj,)onse� 5. In the last paragraph on permit application page 15 of Section 2.04.7, it is stated that surface flow at NHN is totally dependent on the irrigation water from the 2'd Park Lateral ditch system. However, Meehan Draw, Glasier Draw and Nygren Draw are located within the permit area and have recorded flows. Please explain and modify the text if necessary. Itent resoh,ed in 1 lay-2011 resj)onse� 6. Under Rule 2.04.7(2) and referring to Map 2.04.7-1 and Table 2.04.7-5 on page 17 of Section 2.04.7, please explain why Nygren Draw does not have any operational surface water monitoring sites, since it passes through the permit area. In the May-2011 submittal, WFC explained that the monitoring of Nygren Draw will be resumed before disturbance. Map 2.04.7-1 was revised to include sites SW-N213 and SW N214. The Division requests that baseline monitoring of sites SW-N213 and SW-N214 continues for at least four consecutive quarters. WFC'continues to monitor SW-N213 and STF-N214 Plcasecontintlesubillittiligtlle baseline resultsfi)rfimr consecuth,e quarters. 7. In Table 2.04.7-5 on page 17 of Section 2.04.7, surface water monitoring stations SW-N201 and SW-N208 are listed for the 2'd Park sub lateral. However, this sub lateral does not appear on Map 2.04.7- 1. Please explain. In addition, are all of the irrigation ditches and their branches shown on the map? Western Fuels updated Map 2.04.7-1 in the submittal dated May 26, 2011 to show all of the sub laterals. However, are all of the irrigation ditches and their branches also shown on Map 2.04.7-1? Please refer to question no. 13 in this section. kT'F,Cresj-)om1ed that all of the -a irrition ditches and sub - laterals• ai-es on hoijn Afaj) 2. 4. 0 7 'll - 1, Item resoli,ed in Dec-2011 res],)onst$ 8. In the "Effects of Mining on the Permit Area Geomorphology" section on page 23 of Section 2.04.7, mention is made of Chiles Draw. This draw does not appear on Map 2.04.7 1. Is this draw supposed to be Glasier Draw? The reference should have been Glasier Draw but the May-2011 submittal removed this specific reference anyway and shifted the PHC to Section 2.05.6(3). Retu resoh,ed in Mt(y- 2011 response. 9. On page 21 of the Probable Hydrologic Consequences discussion of Section 2.04.7, it is stated that the 2nd Park Lateral irrigation ditch water will be put into a pipeline and diverted around the mine site. After mining, the original ditch would be reestablished. Please point out which maps show the proposed location of the pipeline. As stated in their Alay 26, 2011 submittal, Western Fuels will provide the requested 111ap when the ditch relocation re1jort is conij-deted. 10. The permit text contains two different Probable Hydrologic Consequences discussions, one in Section 2.04.7 of Volume I and one in Section 2.05.6(3) of Volume 2. In order to avoid confusion and since the PHC requirement is under Rule 2.05.6(3), the Division requests that