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described in Section 2.05.6 (3)(b)(iii). The locations of ground- <br />water monitoring sites are shown on Map 2.05.6(3)-1. The results <br />of the monitoring program are submitted annually to the Division. <br />2. The applicant will conduct monitoring of surface water in a <br />manner approved by the Division. The monitoring plan is <br />described in Section 2.05.6(3)(b)(iii). The location of surface <br />water monitoring sites is shown on Map 2.05.6(3)-1. The results <br />of the monitoring program are submitted annually to the Division. <br />H. Transfer of Wells <br />1. No transfer of wells is proposed (9.05.14(3)). <br />I. Discharge of Water into an Underground Mine <br />1. There will not be any discharge of water into an underground mine <br />(4.05.16(2)). <br />J. Stream Buffer Zones <br />1. There will be no surface or underground mining activities within <br />100 feet of a perennial stream with a biological community <br />(4.05.18(1)). <br />K. Probable Hydrologic Consequences <br />Under Rule 2.07.6(2)(c), the Division is required to make an <br />assessment of the probable cumulative impacts of all anticipated coal <br />mining in the general area on the hydrologic balance and to make a <br />finding (as discussed in Section A of this document) that the <br />operations proposed in the permit application have been designed to <br />prevent material damage to the hydrologic balance outside of the <br />proposed permit area. This section of the findings document is <br />divided into the following subsections: Description of the <br />Hydrologic Environment; Probable Hydrologic Consequences of the Red <br />Canyon Mine; and Summary and Findings. A separate Cumulative <br />Hydrologic Impact Study (CHIS) is available for review at the <br />Division of Minerals and Geology. The CHIS filed at the Division <br />assesses the projected cumulative hydrologic impacts of all <br />anticipated mining operations in the general area of the Red Canyon <br />Mine in the Tongue Creek watershed. <br />1. Description of the Hydrologic Environment <br />a. Regional Geology <br />The Red Canyon Mine is located on the southern flank of Grand <br />Mesa, approximately 5 miles northwest of Cedaredge, Colorado, <br />on a north plunging monocline. The southern slopes of Grand <br />Mesa represent the southern boundary of the Piceance Creek <br />structural basin. Slopes upon which the mine permit <br />boundaries exist were eroded through glacial and fluvial <br />17 <br />