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Mid-Continent Resources <br /> Response -W.Q.C.D. <br /> and January and the location of the ponds, deep in a valley, shielded from the sun, <br /> led to the freezing. <br /> The dragline broke up considerable ice from the depths of the ponds during cleaning. <br /> The ice prevented settling of sediment, thus diminishing the effectiveness of the ponds. <br /> Weather data for all years during which it has been collected at Coal Basin , compared <br /> with weather data for December, 1988, January and February, 1989 indicate: <br /> Month Temp. Temp. Snowfall Total <br /> Av. High Av. Low Precip. <br /> December <br /> All Years 31.14" 2.71" <br /> 1988 30.80 8.30 50.75" 2.46" <br /> (163% <br /> above aver.) <br /> January <br /> All Years 27.5" 2.13" <br /> 1989 29.50 4.80 31.5" 2.12" <br /> (114% <br /> above aver.) <br /> February <br /> All Years 22.75" 2.05" <br /> 1989 36.00 14.00 75.5" 5.18" <br /> (332% <br /> above aver.) <br /> In December daily readings for high temperature were below freezing 12 days in a row <br /> (from 19-30, 1988). In that period, lows were below zero on 3 days. <br /> From January 6 -9 and 11-19 (1989) highs were below freezing. During that period the <br /> only high above freezing was 35o on January 10. For nine of 14 days from Jan. 6 - 19, <br /> low reading were below zero, and the average low was -1°. <br /> During February, a low of -250 on Feb. 5 was the lowest temperature recorded in three <br /> years; 48" of snow fell in a two day period (Feb. 4 - 5), and there was snowfall for 14 of <br /> the 28 days in the month. <br /> RESPONSE#5 <br /> W.Q.C.D. <br /> 5. Within 20 days of issuance of this order, submit a written report to the Division <br /> giving a chronology of all actions taken by Mid-Continent in response to the <br /> 6 <br />