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The proposed activities will comply with the requirements of the Act and the Regulations <br />with respect to alluvial valley floors [2.06.8(5)(a)(iii)]. <br />Surface coal mining and reclamation operations will be conducted to preserve the essential <br />hydrologic functions of alluvial valley floors outside the permit area and to reestablish the <br />essential hydrologic functions of alluvial valley floors within the permit area throughout the <br />mining and reclamation process (4.24.2). <br />An environmental monitoring system has been installed, maintained, and operated by the <br />permittee on all alluvial valley floors during surface coal mining and reclamation operations <br />and continued until all bonds are released in accordance with Rule 3 (4.24.4). <br />XIX. Operations on Prime Farmland <br />No prime farmland exists within the permit area. No prime farmland exists in Routt County. <br />Therefore, no specific approvals are granted under this section. <br />XX. Mountaintop Removal <br />No mountaintop removal will take place within the permit area. <br />XXI. Operations on Steep Slopes <br />There are no operations on steep slopes. <br />XXII. Support Facilities Not Located Within the Permit Area <br />There are no support facilities not located within the permit area. <br />XXIII. In Situ Processing <br />There is no in-situ processing at the Foidel Creek Mine. <br />40 <br />