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• DRAFT 114L~-~~ -a- to the permit area,~identify the essential Hydrologic functions of these alluvial valley floors, and demonstrate how the 'essential n hydrologic functions would be p\\reserved6 throughout the mining l20~2)l~) ~1 ~ and reclamation process. Rule 2.06.8(3) and 2.06.8(7) of the Re¢ulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining describe these requirements. In addition, the Office of Surface Mining's June 11, 1980, draft technical guidance document, Alluvial Valley Floor Guidelines,la narrative discussion of these requirements and methodologies for compliance. Baseline infor- C-.~r•.~~~,- mation collected by Empire, described in Section 4.3.5 of thea:~+ ~~ permit age File No. 79-190, approved on March 27, 1980, by the Mined Land Reclamation Board, should provide some of the data necessary to demonstrate compliance with the tr~e-f~eFrte~n~-ced ee~-1 ~ 1~ requirements of the Act. Additional information -ee-t+e~d~s a result of various Division memos, elating from February 7, 1980, discussing the alluvial valley floor issue as it relates to Empire Energy's situation, should also supplement the data necessary to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of the Act. In order for Empire Energy to demonstrate compliance with t}le requirements of the Act protecting alluvial valley floors for hirnc- ~lhur the non-exempted Eagle No. 6i, F.agle No. 7N and Eagle No. 8~mine~l, a permit application must identify all alluvial valley floors in or adjacent to the permit area, identify the essential hydrologic functions of these alluvial valley floors, demonstrate how the essential Hydrologic functions would be preserved throughout the mining and reclamation process, AND provide sufficient additional information for the Division to make the findings required by I ~l,6I III,lw