GENERAL33792

• Permit No: C1981018
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 12/2/1985
• Doc Name: Midterm Review Findings Document
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Mid-Term Review 13 November 27, 1985
Western Fuels has submitted the overburden analyses as an amended report
inserted at the end of the Geology Report, Section II.B. of the permit
application. This stipulation is therefore considered resolved. The Division
requests, however that 3 additional copies of this information be submitted
for inclusion into the permit applications currently on file at the Division.
Stipulation No. 6
THE APPLICANT MUST SUBMIT A MONITORING PLAN FOR THE WHITE RIVER ALLUVIUM TO
ENSURE THAT DRAWDOWN PROJECTIONS ARE NO LARGER THAN ANTICIPATED, AND THAT THE
MONITORING OBJECTIVES OF SECTION 4.24.5 OF THE COLORADO PERMANENT REGULATORY
PROGRAM ARE MET. THIS INFORMATION MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE REGULATORY
AUTHORITY WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE GRANTING OF THE PERMIT.
A monitoring plan was received on October 23, 1981. Revisions to the approved
monitoring plan were approved by the Division on August 12, 1982 and October
4, 1984. At present, the following plan is in effect for monitoring the White
River Alluvium utilizing the monitoring wells depicted on Map 90, Revision
No. 2:
Water levels in monitoring wells QAL-1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 completed in
the White River alluvium will be monitored on a monthly basis to obtain
data on water levels, pH, specific conductivity, and temperature. A
full suite analysis of each well will be conducted quarterly. Data
from these wells will be provided to the Mined Land Reclamation
Division on a quarterly basis.
This monitoring program needs to be incorporated into the appropriate section
of the approved permit application. Three copies of Map 90 -Revision No. 2
must be submitted to replace outdated maps presently on file.
Stipulation No. 7
THE APPLICANT MUST ALSO COMMIT TO PROVIDING A MITIGATION PLAN SHOULD THE
EFFECTS OF DRAWDOWN IN THE WHITE RIVER ALLUVIAL AQUIFER DETRIMENTALLY EFFECT
ESTABLISHED AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, EITHER THROUGH UNFORESEEN IMPACTS OR FROM
GROUNDWATER DEPLETIONS WHICH ARE LARGER THAN EXPECTED.
Based on a review of the Division files and the approved permit application,
it does not appear that a response to this stipulation was ever received by
the Division. As such, Western Fuels must revise the permit application to
include a commitment to provide a mitigation plan for downstream water users
in the event that drawdown in the White River Alluvial Aquifer detrimentally
effects established agricultural activities, either through unforeseen impacts
or from groundwater depletions which are larger than expected. Western Fuels
may wish to modify this commitment, however, in light of the presence of
Taylor Draw Reservoir which has drastically affected the recharge
characteristics of the White River alluvium.