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III. SUMMARY OF CHANGES REQUESTED <br /> Pursuant to Rule 2.08. 3, the Division has conducted a midterm <br /> review and finds that certain revisions and modifications are <br /> needed to ensure future compliance with the Colorado Surface Coal <br /> Mining Reclamation Act and the Regulations of the Colorado Mined <br /> Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. This section details the <br /> revisions required and provides justification for the requests. <br /> 2.03.4 <br /> 1 . Certain information needs to be provided to complete the <br /> permit transfer, as previously requested. The operator needs to <br /> amend the application to list all officers of Blue Mountain Energy, <br /> and all officers and directors of Deseret Generation & Transmission <br /> Cooperative. In addition, measures will need to be taken to ensure <br /> that Blue Mountain Energy has obtained the bond coverage of the <br /> original permittee pursuant to Rule 2.08.6(2) . <br /> 2.04.5 . 2,04.6 . 2,04.7 . 2 .06.8 <br /> 2. The Probable Hydrologic Consequences (PHC) section of the <br /> permit application will need to be updated to reflect recent data <br /> and activities. The following issues should be addressed: <br /> a) Analysis of the falling water levels in the Red Wash <br /> alluvium during and after the longwall mining progressed <br /> beneath the area should be included in the PHC. A <br /> comprehensive review of the monitoring program was contained <br /> in the 1987 Annual Hydrology Report (AHR) , but the PHC was <br /> apparently not subsequently updated. A discussion of that <br /> monitoring program, and its results and implications should be <br /> included in the PHC. Predictions regarding the attainment of <br /> equilibrium (or steady state) within the water bearing units _ <br /> (when, how, what, ) and the effects, are relevant. <br /> b) The PHC should be updated to analyze the short-term, mid- <br /> term, and long-term effects of disposal of wash plant <br /> thickener water in the existing mine workings with respect to <br /> surface and ground water quality and quantity. Particular <br /> emphasis should be placed on potential impacts to the White ' <br /> River through mine de-watering during the operational phase, <br /> and long term impacts resulting from portal drainage or <br /> aquifer communication after the mine is sealed and the <br /> workings are flooded. <br /> 2.05.3(2) <br /> 3. On page III-7 of the application, it is stated that "B" seam <br /> development will begin in 1997 once all longwall development <br />