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7. According to Exhibit 7K and the revised permit text, flooding/ponding resulting from subsidence will <br />increase Foidel Creeks surface area by 5 acres and Fish Creek surface area a maximum of 70 acres under <br />high water conditions. Please update section 2.06.8(5) of the permit to include a narrative that addresses <br />all of the applicable items required by Rule 2.06.8(5) associated with mining of the WCR under the Fish <br />Creek and Foidel Creek Alluvial Valley Floor. <br />Response: - Section 2.06.8 of the currently approved PAP has been reviewed and revised to address the proposed <br />mining activities under PRI 0 and their relationship and effect on any overlying AVF areas. <br />8. Please submit an environmental monitoring program that includes hydrologic monitoring, vegetation <br />monitoring and subsidence monitoring similar to the one submitted as Exhibit 4e-7(Fish Creek AVF <br />Monitoring Program) for mining in the NMD. This plan should be designed based on mining of the Wolf <br />Creek Reserve and the projected impacts on the AVFs of Foidel and Fish Creek. <br />Response: - Please recognize that extensive resource and impact monitoring and analyses were completed to <br />validate the initial mining activities and related subsidence effects for the Fish Creek AVF. The results of these <br />extensive monitoring and related analysis efforts confirmed that the projected surface subsidence and related <br />subsidence effects on surface and ground water hydrology and vegetation communities were consistent with actual <br />measured subsidence and subsidence effects. All subsequent mining, subsidence evaluations, monitoring <br />requirements, and impact analyses tiered off and were built on this foundation of confirmed mining and impact <br />results. Given these considerations, very limited monitoring is considered necessary for the mining activities <br />proposed under PR10. A brief summary of the proposed monitoring is provided for inclusion in Exhibit 4. <br />