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Stipulation No. 18 THE DIVISION DIRECTS MCC TO COMPLETE A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS UPON THE SLOPE STABILITY OF THE LANDSLIDE DEPOSITS ADJOINING BEAVER RESERVOIR. MCC SHALL INSTALL AND MONITOR AN APPROPRIATE SET OF MONUMENTS ON THE LANDSLIDE DEPOSITS IN ORDER TO OBSERVE THE POTENTIAL DISPLACEMENT OF THE LAND FORM. THE DETAILED ANALYSIS SHALL BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED TO THE DIVISION FOR REVIEW, PRIOR TO REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO EXTRACT COAL BENEATH THE LANDSLIDE DEPOSITS ADJOINING BEAVER RESERVOIR. STATUS: Future Stipulation No. 19 THE DIVISION DIRECTS MCC, AS A PORTION OF ITS SUBSEQUENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR THE MINE, TO SUBMIT REVISED SUBSIDENCE EVALUATIONS. THE SUBSIDENCE EVALUATION FOR EACH PERMIT PERIOD REQUESTED SHALL INCORPORATE THE RESULTS OF SUBSIDENCE MONITORING AND THE LANDSLIDE STABILITY STUDIES COMPLETED TO DATE, AS STIPULATED ABOVE. PARTICULAR ATTENTION SHALL BE FOCUSED UPON DESIGNATED SAFE AREA BUFFERS, TO BE OBSERVED IN FUTURE MINING BENEATH CRITICAL AREAS, INCLUDING THE DRY FORK OF MINNESOTA CREEK, AND BEAVER RESERVOIR AND THE LANDSLIDE DEPOSITS ADJOINING IT. THE AMENDED SUBSIDENCE EVALUATIONS SHALL INCLUDE THE PROPOSAL OF APPROPRIATE SUBSIDENCE MONITORING NETWORKS WITHIN EACH OF THESE DESIGNATED AREAS. STATUS: Future Stipulation No. 20 THE DIVISION DIRECTS MCC TO LIMIT EXTRACTION WITHIN THE DEFINED "CRITICAL AREA BUFFER ZONES" BENEATH THE DRY FORK OF MINNESOTA CREEK AND LICK CREEK, AS DEPICTED ON MAP 50 (FORMERLY EXHIBIT 3.4.4.6.1), TO NO MORE THAN THIRTY (30) PERCENT OF THE IN-PLACE COAL. STATUS: Terminated Stipulation No. 21 THE APPLICANT MUST INSTALL MONITORING WELLS IN, CONDUCT PUMPING TEST ON, AND MONITOR WATER LEVELS .AND WATER QUALITY IN THE ALLUVIUM OF DRY FORK, LICK CREEK, SOUTH PRONG AND HORSE CREEK ONE YEAR PRIOR TO MINING WITHIN THE WATERSHEDS OF THESE STREAMS. THE APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DIVISION THE DATA AND RESULTS OF THESE TESTS AND MONITORING ALONG WITH PROJECTED IMPACTS PRIOR TO CONDUCTING MINING WITHIN ANY OF THE WATERSHEDS. STATUS: Future Stipulation No. 22 IN ITS ANNUAL HYDROLOGY ASSESSMENT, THE APPLICANT SHALL CONTINUE TO INCLUDE WATER QUANTITY DATA FROM THE U.S.G.S. SOMERSET MONITORING STATION. SHOULD THE U.S.G.S. DISCONTINUE MONITORING AT THIS LOCATION, THE OPERATOR SHALL SUBMIT ITS OWN QUANTITY MONITORING PROGRAM FOR THE NORTH FORK OF THE GUNNISON.