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Impacts of Minine on the Yampa and Williams Fork River Alluvial Floors <br />There should be no detrimental effects from the development mining that was completed in the No. 9 mine on the Big <br />Bottom area. This is based on the fact that there will be no subsidence associated with the development mining that <br />was completed in the No. 9 mine. Therefore, there will be no damage to the irrigation ditches that serve the Big <br />Bottom area. No surface facilities, except for the ground water monitoring wells, are located in the Big Bottom area. <br />The disturbance area associated with these ground water monitoring wells is insignificant in comparison to the aerial <br />extent of the Big Bottom. <br />Flood irrigation practices will be reestablished on the Williams Fork River alluvial floor upon completion of the <br />reclamation activities. The surface facilities will be removed, topsoil replaced, and the site seeded with the <br />pastureland (hayland) seed mixture. As discussed in Section 2.05.4, Reclamation Plan, the sloped areas will be seeded <br />with the rangeland/wildlife seed mixture. <br />No full extraction mining is planned under either the Yampa or Williams Fork alluvial floors during the first five (5} <br />years of this permit submittal. However, if subsequent five (5) year plans include full extraction mining under either <br />the Yampa or Williams Fork alluvial valley floors, information concerning the impacts on the alluvial valley floors <br />will be included in those submittals. .Full extraction mining was conducted in the Wise Hill No. 4 mine under a <br />portion of the northern end of the Williams Fork River alluvial valley floor. To date, no serious impacts have been <br />noted due to this mining. Since this mining was conducted prior to EC's operations, EC assumes no liability for the <br />environmental impacts caused by this mine. <br />2.06.9 AUGERING <br />EC does not plan to conduct augering operations in conjunction with its underground mining activities. Therefore, <br />this section is not applicable. <br />2.06.10 COAL PROCESSING PLANTS AND SUPPORT FACILITIES NOT LOCATED WITHIN THE PERMIT <br />AREA <br />EC does not have any coal processing plants and /or support facilities not located within the permit area. <br />2.06.11 1N SITU PROCESSING ACTIVITIES <br />EC plans no in-situ mining or processing activities in conjunction with the planned underground mining <br />operations. Therefore, this section is no[ applicable. <br />Permit Revision 04-34 2.06-4 Revised 7/2/04 <br />