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