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D) Did the Applicant post notice of the application at the site of the proposed <br /> mine of sufficient size and number to clearly identify the site,providing its <br /> name, address and phone number? <br /> E) Has the Applicant proposed a plan that complies with state and federal <br /> water quality protection laws? <br /> F) Has the Applicant proposed a plan to strip, stockpile and protect topsoil? <br /> G) Has the Applicant proposed a weed control plan? <br /> H) Is the proposed financial warranty amount set at a level, which reflects the <br /> actual current cost of completing the reclamation plan? <br /> Impacts to Surface Water and Ground Water <br /> 10. The Objectors are concerned that the proposed operation could impact shallow water <br /> wells as well as wetlands in the vicinity of the pit. They seek a condition that would <br /> require the Applicant to monitor groundwater and report results. They are also <br /> concerned about possible impact to surface waters. <br /> 11. Construction Materials Rule 3.1.6 provides that"disturbances to the prevailing <br /> hydrologic balance of the affected land and of the surrounding area and to the <br /> quantity or quality of water in surface and groundwater systems both during and after <br /> the mining operation and during reclamation shall be minimized..." <br /> 12. Among other means of satisfying this requirement is that the Applicant comply with <br /> applicable Colorado water laws and regulations governing injury to existing water <br /> rights,and that the Applicant comply with applicable federal and Colorado water <br /> quality laws. <br /> 13. The Applicant plans to monitor groundwater for sixteen months prior to constructing <br /> the slurry wall to establish existing conditions. It expects the slurry wall to draw <br /> down the aquifer approximately two or three feet down-gradient from the pit, and <br /> cause the water level to rise,or"mound"to the same degree on the up-gradient side <br /> of the pit. However,these effects on groundwater level should occur only in the <br /> 3 <br />