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Requirement 3. Blue Ribbon Coal Company submitted the monitoring recommendations made by Rocky P1ountain Geotechnical in the Stipulation Response Document. The bench movement since February 10, 1983 has damaged both the monitoring devices for water level and slope movement: The Revised Figure 2 shows the current bench extremity and indicates that piezometers No. 1 and No. 2 have been destroyed by movement of the outslope. Figure 2 also shows the location of twelve survey monuments, numbered 1 - 12. Numbers 1, 2, and 8 were destroyed by sloughage. Number 7 was destroyed by a protective berm required by the Mine Safety and Health Administration at the edge of the haul road. Blue Ribbon commits to reinstalling the survey monuments which have been destroyed. Pipe and PVC pipe will also be installed at each monument to allow visual sighting of the two established lines. During the operational phase, these sight lines will be visually checked for slope movement weekly. Blue Ribbon monitored water levels in piezometers 1, 2, and 3 since they were installed. Numbers 1 and 2 were always dry before they were destroyed. Piezometer 3 has had measurable water levels. On August 31, 1983, the water level was 4.2 feet and the water surface was 245 inches from the surface. Blue Ribbon commits to observing and recording the water level in Piezometer 3 on a weekly basis during operation. Piezometer 4, which is centrally located on the mine bench, proved to be too difficult to protect from day to day operation and still allow readings to be taken. It was covered shortly after the initial geotechnical analysis and is now out of service. Monitoring during reclamation and past reclamation phases will be done by two site lines of six monuments each. Monitoring frequency will be quarterly unless results indicate that monitoring intervals should be shorter. PZ-1 and PZ-2 Measured approximately 2X a week from March 17, 1982 to December 3, 1982. Both always dry. P7-3 Also measured approximately 2X a week from March to December, 1982. Random readings: Date Water "from Surface of 295" Well PZ-4 Never measurable. 6/4/82 134" 161" 6/14/82 74 ;" 220 z" 7/2/82 24" 271" 8/4/82 3" 292" 8/6/82 dry 10/20/81 2" 293" Readings fr om 10/ 22/82 to 12/3/82 were always dry. Monitoring dis- continued.