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-60- Stipulation No. 14 WITHIN NINETY (90) DAYS OF APPROVAL OF THE IAWER WASTE PILE PERMIT REVISION, WEX.'C SHALL SUBMIT A REVISED WATER MONITORING PLAN THAT INCLUDES MONITORING OF THE WASTE PILE. THE PLAN SHALL INCLUDE DIRECT SAMPLING OF THE SEDII~Ni' POND AND UNDERDRAINS DISCHARGE TWICE PER YEAR DURING THE SECOND AND THIRD QUARTER OF THE YEAR. THE PARAMETERS SHALL BE THE FULL LIST OF CHEMICAL CONSTIT'[TENT'S, AT LEAST FOR THE FIRST YEAR. [ACC MAY REQUEST AN AL17[JSTMENT OF THE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS AFTER THE FIRST YEAR DEPENDING ON THE RESULTS OF THE MONITORING. The Division finds that the operation is in compliance with the requirements of this section. XIX. Mine Facilities, Coal Handling Structures, Support Facilities (2.05.3(3). 2.05.3(71. 4.041 The mine facilities, support facilities, and coal handling structures sections of the permit application have been reviewed by the Division and are in compliance with the Act and rules. The mine facilities and support facilities portions of the permit application can be found in section 3 of Volume 1, and in Volumes 4, 5, and 6 which contain construction specifications for these facilities. The coal handling structures section can be found on page 3-34 and pages 3-75 to 3-78 of Volume 1. XX. Roads (2.05.3(3), 4.03) The roads sections of the permit application are found on pages 3-23 to 3-24K of Volume 1 and in exhibit 3.1.1.E. T1~e upper waste pile permit revision application included an access road, to be used to transport waste to the upper waste pile site. This road would be an approximately 2,500 foot long cut-section, gravel surfaced road with grades up to 10 percent. Because of the inaccessibility of the proposed road alignment, the applicant had not completed a geotechnical investigation of the road corridor. In fact, the completion of a geotechnical investigation would require the pioneering of a roadway. T'he operator requested permission to complete the geotechnical investigation and final design as the road is excavated. Construction of the existing roadways and surface facilities at the Mt. Gunnison No. 1 Mine has entailed extensive geotechnical investigation, including angering and materials testing. Numerous stability analyses have been completed to analyze proposed operational and reclaimed road configurations. The proposed roadway will involve many similar lithologic strata and slope stability situations. For this reason, the Division believed that the necessary material strength information probably exists with which to complete the necessary design exercise, as long as conservative assumptions are made, and later verified prior to final construction of the roadway. However, the