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Stipulation No. 6 THE PERMITTEE WILL SUBMIT TO THE DIVISION AN ANNUAL HYDROLOGIC REPORT. THIS REPORT SHALL INCLUDE AN ANALYSIS OF ALL HYDROLOGIC DATA GATHERED DURING THE YEAR, AN ASSESSMENT OF THE HYDROLOGIC IMPACTS OF MINING DURING THE YEAR, AND AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PROJECTED HYDROLOGIC IMPACTS OF MINING IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR. THIS REPORT SHALL ASSESS THE IMPACTS OF MINING ON THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF WATER IN SURFACE STREAMS, SPRINGS, GROUND WATER AQUIFERS, MINE INFLOW, AND MINE DISCHARGES. Stipulation No. 21 BEAR COAL COMPANY SHALL MONITOR'BOTH THE OPERATIONAL AND RECLAIMED CONFIGURATIONS OF THE PORTAL ASSESS ROAD AND PORTAL FACILITIES OF THE NO. 3 MINE. MONITORING SHALL CONTINUE ON A SEMI-ANNUAL BASIS UNTIL TWO YEARS FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE RECLAMATION OF THE PORTAL ACCESS ROAD AND PORTAL FACILITY AREA. RESULTS OF THE MONITORING SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE DIVISION WITHIN 30 DAYS FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF EACH MONITORING EPISODE. Stipulation No. 30 BEAR COAL COMPANY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE DIVISION IN DERIVING A REVISED BOND ESTIMATE PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES OF 3.02, AS INITIATED DURING THE RENEWAL REVIEW. The renewal application was submitted by Bear Coal Company for the mine. This decision is based on a finding that the operations will comply with all requirements of the Colorado State Program as found in the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamatlon Act, C.R.S. 34-33-101 et seq., and the Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Act. If no request for a formal hearing is made within thirty (30) days of the first publication of the issuance of this proposed decision, then this decision becomes final. The permit application, all supporting documentation and any stipulations or conditions will become a binding part of the permit. Summary The Review Process The Bear Coal Company operations currently consist of one active underground mine (Bear No. 3), and two inactive mines that have been reclaimed (Bear No. and 2). The mining operation is located approximately ten miles northeast of Paonia, Colorado, and one-quarter mile east of Somerset, Colorado (Figure i). The mining area is located adjacent to the North Fork of the Gunnison River (North Fork). The Bear Mine has been in continuous operation since 1934. Annual average production ranges from 250,000 to 320,000 tons of coal, which are extracted from the "C" seam within Federal Coal Leases D-052502 and C-0117192, at the Bear No. 3 Mine. "B" seam mining was approved with technical revision No. 3. Areas of approximately 19 acres and eight acres have been disturbed at the Bear No. 1 and 2, and at the Bear No. 3, respectively. the original permit C-81-033 was issued on July 19, 1982. -2-