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-7- 817.41 Hydrologic Balance: Ground Water 14. The applicant shall conduct a field survey of all springs between the Dry Fork of Minnesota Creek and [he North Fork of [he Gunnison to confirm sources of spring discharges (i.e., faults, fractures, landslides, rock falls, and bedding contacts) and the geologic units from which they emanate. The applicant shall prepare and submit to the regulatory authority a report with appropriate maps, tables, and discussion within 6"' months of the permit issuance for inclusion within the permit application. 15. The applicant must install monitoring wells in, conduct pumping test on, and monitor water levels and water quality in the alluvium of Dry Fork, Lick Creek, South Prong, and Horse Creek one year prior to mining within the watersheds of these streams. The applicant shall submit to the regulatory authority the data and results of these tests and monitoring along with projected impacts prior to conducting mining within any of [he watersheds. ._ 16. At least two monitoring wells should be completed up-dip of the 5-y ear permit area and within the F seam prior to commencement of mining. The monitoring wells should be monitored monthly for water levels and quarterly for water chemistry. The data gathered from the wells should be submitted to the regulatory authority quarterly. 17. All monitor wells shall be monitored for water levels monthly and water quality on a quarterly basis for the duration of the 1-year baseline data collection period. All data shall be submitted to the regulatory authority quarterly. 18. The applicant shall install and begin monitoring the two proposed monitoring wells located over the first panel to be subsided one year prior to mining this panel. The applicant shall submit to the regulatory authority well completion reports, a monitoring schedule, ground~+ater level data and water quality data prior to mining this panel. 19. The designs and locations of all monitor wells shall be provided to the regulatory authority within 30 days of the permit issuance. Each monitoring well installed subsequently shall be designed to sample one geologic unit. The applicant shall submit to the regulatory authority a completion report for each new well. A11 monitor wells shall be monitored for water levels monthly and water quality on a quarterly basis for the duration of the 1-year base-line data collection period. A11 data shall be submitted to the regulatory authority quarterly. 20. The applicant's quarterly monitoring reports shall include quality and quantity monitoring of all discharges from the minesite. Water quality monitoring shall consist of the effluent limitations plus total dissolved solids.