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COMPLETED TO DATE, AS STIPULATED ABOVE. PARTICULAR ATTENTION SHALL BE <br /> FOCUSED UPON DESIGNATED SAFE AREA BUFFERS, TO BE OBSERVED IN FUTURE <br /> MINING BENEATH CRITICAL AREAS, INCLUDING THE DRY FORK OF MINNESOTA <br /> CREEK, AND BEAVER RESERVOIR AND THE LANDSLIDE DEPOSITS ADJOINING IT. THE <br /> AMENDED SUBSIDENCE EVALUATIONS SHALL INCLUDE THE PROPOSAL OF APPROPRIATE <br /> SUBSIDENCE MONITORING NETWORKS WITHIN EACH OF THESE DESIGNATED AREAS. <br /> STATUS: Future <br /> Stipulation No. 21 <br /> THE APPLICANT MUST INSTALL MONITORING WELLS IN, CONDUCT PUMPING TEST ON, <br /> AND MONITOR WATER LEVELS AND WATER QUALITY IN THE ALLUVIUM OF DRY <br /> FORK, LICK CREEK, SOUTH PRONG AND HORSE CREEK ONE YEAR PRIOR TO MINING <br /> WITHIN THE WATERSHEDS OF THESE STREAMS. THE APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT TO <br /> THE DIVISION THE DATA AND RESULTS OF THESE TESTS AND MONITORING ALONG <br /> WITH PROJECTED IMPACTS PRIOR TO CONDUCTING MINING WITHIN ANY OF THE <br /> WATERSHEDS. <br /> STATUS: Future <br /> Stipulation No. 57 <br /> WITH SUBMITTAL OF PERMIT REVISION NO. 6, MOUNTAIN COAL COMPANY HAS <br /> REMOVED ALL PERMIT DOCUMENT REFERENCES TO MINING BENEATH THE DRY FORK <br /> OF MINNESOTA CREEK INTERMOUNTAIN DIVERSION AND RESERVOIR SYSTEM, <br /> INCLUDING REFERENCES TO BUFFER AREAS AND ASSOCIATED SUBSIDENCE CONTROL <br /> PLANS. PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SUBSIDENCE CONTROL PLAN DOCUMENTS ARE <br /> MAINTAINED IN THE DIVISIONS FILES. <br /> THE DIVISION HAS NOT, AND WILL NOT, APPROVE ANY MINING WHICH WILL <br /> POTENTIALLY AFFECT THE DRY FORK OF MINNESOTA CREEK INTERMOUNTAIN <br /> DIVERSION AND RESERVOIR SYSTEM, INCLUDING ALL PREVIOUSLY DESIGNATED <br /> BUFFER AREAS, UNTIL AN APPROPRIATE SUBSIDENCE CONTROL PLAN IS SUBMITTED <br /> AND APPROVED. <br /> STATUS: Future <br /> Summary <br /> The Review Process <br /> Mountain Coal Company (MCC), formerly the West Elk Coal Company, applied on <br /> November 6, 1979 for a permit to conduct underground mining and reclamation operations at <br /> the West Elk Mine, formerly the Mt. Gunnison No. I Mine. <br /> The application was determined to be complete on November 29, 1979. The first review <br /> comments from the Division of Water Resources were received on March 26, 1980, and <br /> comments from the Division of Wildlife were received on April 22, 1980. During the latter <br /> 3 <br />