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III. ISSUES Presentations to the Board shall be limited to the following issues. The parties shall limit presentations to the question of whether the pending application should be approved or denied, based on the issues stated below. 1. Has a statement identifying all other permits, licenses and approvals the Operator holds or will be seeking been provided? The permits of concern are: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Division (storm water permit) and the Air Pollution Control Division; the Conditional Use Permit from Fremont County; and any necessary Federal permits. (Rule 6.4.10, Exhibit M) 2. Has a description of the game and non-game wildlife resources on and in the vicinity of the application azea been provided? Have all aspects of the mining and reclamation plan taken into account the safety and protection of wildlife on the mine site? (Rules 6.4.8 and 3.1.8) Has the Applicant demonstrated pursuant to Subsection 6.5(4), Geotechnical Stability Exhibit, that off site azeas will not be adversely affected by blasting during mining or reclamation operations? (Rule 6.4.4(1) and 6.5(4)) 4. Is any part of the proposed mining operation, the reclamation program, or the proposed future use contrary to the laws or regulations of 34-32.5, "Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials"? (§34-32.5- 1 I S-(4)(c)) Has the applicant adequately addressed how disturbances to the prevailing hydrologic balance of the affected land and the surrounding area and to the quantity and quality of water in groundwater systems both during and after the mining operation will be minimized? The specific concerns are listed below. (Rule 3.1.6 and §34-32.5-I 16(4)(h)) i. Potential impacts to water wells in terms of water quality, and to water quantity from the proposed mining operations and from blasting vibrations; ii. Potential water quality impacts from the release of toxins, including iron gas, in the overburden and mined material; and iii. Potential water quality impacts due to buried toxins from earlier operations.