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<br />MIDTERM REVIEW <br />OHIO CREEK NUMBER 2 MINE <br />Permit No. C-80-002 <br />Introduction <br /> <br />This document presents the results of the Division's midterm reviewed of the <br />Ohio Creek No. 2 Mine. This midterm review was conducted to fulfill the <br />requirements of Rule 2.08.3, 2.06.2(9), 2.06.3(4), 2.06.5(3), 2.06.7(5) and <br />3.02.2(4). <br />Rule 2.08.3 requires that the Division conduct a review of each permit issued, <br />prior to its midterm (2 1/2 years). Based on this review, for good cause <br />shown, the Division may require reasonable revision or modification of the <br />permit provisions to ensure compliance with the Act and Regulations. <br />Rules 2.06,2, 3, 5, and reouire that experimental practices, mountain top <br />removal variances, variances from AOC, and variances from contemporaneous <br />reclamation be reviewed by the Division where applicable. The Ohio Creek <br />No. 2 permit does not have any operations under these categories. <br />Rule 3.02.2(4) requires that the Division review the amount of the bond and <br />the terms of acceptance of the bond every 2 1/2 years. <br />The midterm review consisted of a detailed review of the Ohio Creek No. 2 <br />permit application. The Division also reviewed all subsequent revisions and <br />stipulation responses to ensure that all permit commitments and conditions <br />were being followed. Hydrologic monitoring data was reviewed in conjunction <br />with the review of the application to assess the adeouacy of the monitoring <br />plan and discussion of hydrologic impacts. Problems and observations from <br />past inspections were also considered while conducting the review, <br />This document is ora_anized as follows: Section I includes a summary of our <br />decision to reouire revisions with regard to the midterm review repuired under <br />Rule 2.08.3. Section IA includes a listing by category of what times need to <br />be revised and a rationale for reouirina these revisions. Section IB presents <br />a summary of the status of the stipulations attached to the Ohio Creek No. 2 <br />Permit C-80-002 and any revisions reouired with regard to these stipulations. <br />Section II presents the results of the bond review reouired under <br />Rule 3.02.2(41. Section III is a summation of this review which hiahliahts <br />the major items of concern. <br />