Laserfiche WebLink
-62- <br />STIPULATION N0. 4 <br />THE OPERATOR SHALL INSTALL AND BEGIN MONITORING ONE MONITORING WELL <br />LOCATED OVER THE PANEL TO BE MONITORED FOR SUBSIDENCE ONE YEAR PRIOR TO <br />MINING THIS PANEL. THE HOLE SHALL BE COMPLETED IN THE STRATUM OVERLYING <br />THE "D" SEAM. WATER LEVELS IN THIS WELL SHALL BE DRAWN TWICE PER YEAR <br />FOR THE PARAMETERS LISTED IN APPENDIX A OF THIS FINDINGS DOCUMENT. THE <br />OPERATOR SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DIVISION A WELL COMPLETION REPORT, <br />MONITORING SCHEDULE, GROUNDWATER LEVEL DATA AND WATER QUALITY DATA PRIOR <br />TO MINING THIS PANEL. <br />Resolved: <br />CWI drilled DH-58 on 12/10/82 and submitted a campletlon report on <br />2/4/83. This well never yielded water and was removed from the <br />hydrologic monitoring program in the 1986 permit revision. Drill holes <br />62, 68 and 70 currently intercept the stratum over]ying the 'D' seam. <br />STIPULATION N0. 5 <br />THE DIVISION DIRECTS COLORADO WESTMORELAND, INC. TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF ITS <br />SUBSIDENCE MONITORING PROGRAM ON A SEMI-ANNUAL BASIS, COMMENCING ONE <br />MONTH AFTER THE INSTALLATION AND INITIAL SURVEYING OF THE SUBSIDENCE <br />MONUMENTS. FURTHER, DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PERMIT AREA GEOLOGY, <br />PRESENCE OF STEEP SLOPES, AND SENSITIVE HYDROLOGIC ELEMENTS, COLORADO <br />WESTMORELAND, INC. IS DIRECTED TO SUBMIT A PROPOSED SUBSIDENCE MONITORING <br />REPORT FORMAT TO THE DIVISION FOR APPROVAL. THIS REPORT FORMAT SHOULD <br />RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUAL UPDATE OF SUBSIDENCE DATA <br />INTERPRETATION, MONITORING OF GROUNDWATER LEVELS AND SPRING FLOW, <br />MONITORING OF MINE INFLOW, AND SUBSURFACE GROUND CONDITIONS WHICH COULD <br />BE CORRELATED TO SUBSIDENCE PREDICTION. THIS REPORT FORMAT SHALL BE <br />APPROVED BY THE DIVISION PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF EXTRACTION OF COAL <br />WITHIN THE 5 NORTH PANEL OFF THE 8TH EAST MAIN OF THE ORCHARD VALLEY MINE. <br />Resolution: <br />CWI has committed to semi-annual submittal of subsidence monitoring data <br />in Section 2.05.6(6)(c)(i)(E). Reporting format was received 5/14/82. <br />The first report was received on 8/15/83 and accepted on 8/30/83. <br />STIPULATION N0. 6 <br />THE OPERATOR SHALL INSTALL AND BEGIN MONITORING ONE MONITORING WELL <br />LOCATED AT DRAINAGE NODE 22, AS SHOWN ON MAP N0. 13. THE WELL SHALL BE <br />COMPLETED WITHIN THE BEDROCK BELOW THE SURF ICIAL MATERIAL WITHIN 60 DAYS <br />OF THE PERMIT ISSUING. WATER LEVELS, pH, ELECTRO-CONDUCTIVITY, AND <br />TEMPERATURE IN THIS WELL MUST BE MONITORED MONTHLY AS WEATHER PERMITS, <br />AND WATER QUALITY SAMPLES SHALL BE DRAWN QUARTERLY FOR THE PARAMETERS <br />LISTED IN APPENDIX A. THIS MONITORING DATA MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE <br />DIVISION QUARTERLY. THE APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DIVISION A WELL <br />COMPLETION REPORT AND MONITORING SCHEDULE WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE WELL <br />IS COMPLETED. <br />