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<br />The operator has not committed to continuing the mine inflow study as <br />required by Stipulation No. 13. Therefore, this stipulation remains in <br />effect. <br />Stipulation No. 13 <br />THE PERtAITTEE SHALL CONDUCT MINE INFLOW STUDIES FOR ALL ACTIVE OR <br />UNSEALED UNDERGROUND COAL MINE WORKINGS. ANIJUAL INFLOW STUDIES SHALL BE <br />CONDUCTED FOR EACH ACTIVE OR UNSEALED AREA OF WORKINGS IN THE MONTH OF <br />JUNE, AND THE RESULTS OF EACH INFLOW STUDY SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE <br />DIVISION BY THE FIRST OF AUGUST OF THE SAME YEAR. 7HE MINE INFLOW <br />STUDIES SHALL INCLUDE: <br />A) THE MAPPING OF EACH POINT SOURCE INFLOW (I.E. FAULTS, FRACTURED <br />ROOF, FRACTURED FLOOR, EXPLORATION DRILL HOLE, ETC.) AND EACH AREA <br />WIDE INFLOW (I.E., DRAINAGE FROM SEALS TO ABANDONED MINE WORKINGS: <br />AREAS OF WEEPING COAL FACES, ROOF, OR FLOOR, ETC.) ON UP-TO-DATE <br />MINE WORKINGS MAPS; <br />B) PRODUCE TABLES OF ALL POINT SOURCE INFLOWS MAPPED WITH DATA ON <br />THEIR FLOW RATES. <br />C) QUALITY DATA, INCLUDING pH, ELECTRO-CONDUCTIVITY, AND TEMPERATURE <br />AND THE SOURCE (I.E., FAULTS, FRACTURES, DRAINAGE FROM SEALS, ETC.) <br />FOR ALL POINT SOURCE INFLOWS NOT PREVIOUSLY MAPPED. <br />D) THE SUBMITTAL OF A CONTINUOUS RECORD OF MINE DISCHARGES FOR THE <br />YEAR AND A HYDROGRAPH OF FLOWS. <br />Stipulation No. 14 was imposed upon the original permit due to the <br />potential for subsidence to effect the Ciruela, Pete, Apache, and Wet <br />Canyon Drainages. Monitoring is ongoing under Ciruela Canyon due to the <br />fact that the operator discharges mine water into this canyon. <br />Discontinuation of the monitoring under Apache Canyon has been approved <br />under Technical Revision No. 2 due to the fact that the operator has <br />already submitted flow characteristics for this canyon and no undermining <br />in this area is now occurring. The Pete Canyon has not been affected as <br />of yet and a stipulation is still in effect on this canyon. For this <br />reason Stipulation No. 14 is repeated herein. <br />Stipulation No. 14 <br />PRIOR TO SECONDARY OR RETREAT MINING UNDER CIRUELA CANYON AND APACHE <br />CANYON DRAINAGES, THE PERMITTEE MUST COLLECT DATA ON THE QUANTITY OF <br />WATER FLOWING IN THESE DRAINAGES. MONITORING MUST BE SUFFICIENT TO <br />DIFFERENTIATE SEASONAL FLOW VARIATIONS. <br />PRIOR TO SECONDARY OR RETREAT MINING UNDER PETE CANYON, THE APPLICANT <br />SHALL PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF STREAM FLOW CHARACTERISTICS AND IJATER USE <br />IN PETE CANYON. <br />_2g_ <br />