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STIPULATION NO. S WITHIN 180 DAYS OF PERMIT ISSUANCE AND PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION OF POND 011, THE APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT A TECHNICAL REVISION TO THE YOAST PERMIT WHICH DEMONSTRATES THAT POND Ol 1 WILL BE LOCATED AS NEAR AS PRACTICABLE TO THE DISTURBED AREA AND THAT THE POND EMBANKMENT HAS A MINIMUM STATIC SAFETY FACTOR OF 13. Stipulation 5 has been satisfied, the location acceptance documented in a letter dated 3-3-97 and the static safety factor satisfied by approval of TR-06. STIPULATION NO. 6 WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF PERMIT ISSUANCE, THE APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT A TECHNICAL REVISION TO THE YOAST PERMIT ADDING A SURFACE WATER MONITORING STATION TO GRASSY CREEK DOWNSTREAM FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF GRASSY CREEK AND SCOTCHMANS GULCH. THE REVISION SHALL ALSO ADDRESS MONITORING FREQUENCY AND PARAMETERS TO BE MONITORED. Stipulation 6 was satisfied by approval of TR-01. STIPULATION NO.7 PRIOR TO INITIATING ANY MINE RELATED DISTURBANCE IN THE SAGE CREEK WATERSHED, THE APPLICANT SHALL COMPLETE EVALUATION OF THE PROBABLE HYDROLOGIC CONSEQUENCES OF PROPOSED MINING OPERATIONS IN THE SAGE CREEK WATERSHED. THE EVALUATION SHALL ADDRESS POSSIBLE MATERIAL DAMAGE IN TERMS OF POTENTIAL DEGRADATION OF WATER QUALITY OR QUANTITY WHICH MIGHT RESULT IN IMPAIRMENT OF PRESENT WATER USES WHICH CANNOT BE MITIGATED OR LONG-TERM IMPAIREMENT OF EXISTING OR POTENTIAL WATER USES. Stipulation 7 is still outstanding. Seneca Coal Company does not plan to mine into the Sage Creek watershed until 2000. STIPULATION NO.B WITHIN 180 DAYS OF PERMIT ISSUANCE SENECA COAL COMPANY SHALL PROVIDE THE DIVISION WITH A REVISION TO THE PERMIT TO DETERMINE THE RECLAMATION SUCCESS COVER STANDARD FOR CONCENTRATED SHRUB AREAS BASED UPON REFERENCE AREA COMPARISON IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 4.15.7(3)(D) AND RULE 4.15.8(3)(A)(ii). Stipulation 8 was satisfied by approval of TR-02.