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<br />Continuance of Rider to Mining Permit <br />C. SURFACE WATER <br />THE SURFACE WATER MONITORING PROGRAM WILL CONSIST OF QUARTERLY <br />MONITORING OF FIELD PARAMETERS OF THE COLORADO RIVER DOWNSTREAM OF THE <br />PRESENT SAMPLING SITE CR-2. <br />Stipulation No. 4 <br />THE PERMITTEE MUST AT ALL TIMES SUPPLY ADEQUATE WATER FOR FLOOD <br />IRRIGATION OF THE ALLUVIAL VALLEY FLOOR BELOW THE VULCAN DITCH. IF, AT <br />ANY TIME DURING THE IRRIGATION SEASON (MAY, JUNE, JULY, AUGUST, AND <br />SEPTEMBER), THE FLOW IN THE VULCAN DITCH DROPS BELOW 1.6 CUBIC FEET PER <br />SECOND, THE PERMITTEE MUST RECEIVE DIVISION APPROVAL, BASED ON A <br />DEMONSTRATION THAT THE WATER IS NOT NECESSARY FOR IRRIGATION OF THE <br />AVF, BEFORE USING THE WATER IN THE MINING OPERATION. <br />Stipulation No. 5 <br />THE PERMITTEE SHALL REVISE THE PERMIT WITHIN 120 DAYS OF APPROVAL TO <br />REFLECT THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS. IN THE CASE OF REQUIRED CHANGES, <br />BELOW, THE PERMITTEE MUST HAVE WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE DIVISION PRIOR <br />TO THE STIPULATION BEING SATISFIED. <br />REVEGETATION PLAN <br />1. THE DIVISION IS SETTING A WOODY PLANT DENSITY STANDARD OF 1000 LIVE <br />STEMS/ACRE FOR THE REVEGETATION SUCCESS STANDARD FOR THE SAGEBRUSH <br />COMMUNITY. <br />2. THE DIVISION IS SETTING THE FOLLOWING SPECIES DIVERSITY <br />REVEGETATION SUCCESS STANDARD: <br />SPECIES DIVERSITY WILL BE CONSIDERED ADEQUATE ON THE REVEGETATED <br />SAGEBRUSH COMMUNITY AREAS IF THE PERMITTEE HAS ESTABLISHED TWO <br />SPECIES OF COOL-SEASON BUNCH GRASSES, TWO SPECIES OF COOL-SEASON <br />SOD GRASSES, TWO SPECIES OF LEGUMINOUS FORBS, AND TWO SPECIES OF <br />WOODY PLANTS; EACH SPECIES OF THE ABOVE BEING REPRESENTED BY NOT <br />LESS THAN 3% RELATIVE COVER OR MORE THAN 40% RELATIVE COVER ON THE <br />REVEGETATED SURFACE. <br />Stipulation No. 6 <br />THE DIVISION REQUIRES THAT THE PERMITTEE COMPLETE AN APPROVABLE <br />"DETAILED ENGINEERING PLAN" FOR THE PERMANENT PHASE B WASTE SLURRY <br />EMBANKMENT AND SUBMIT THE PLAN TO THE DIVISION ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE <br />EXPIRATION DATE OF THIS PERMIT. THE DETAILED PLAN SHALL BE SUBMITTED <br />AS A PERMIT REVISION. FURTHER, IF 12,000 TONS OF WASTE IS PRODUCED <br />PRIOR TO OBTAINING APPROVAL OF THE PERMANENT WASTE EMBANKMENT, MINING <br />OPERATIONS SHALL CEASE UNTIL AN APPROVAL IS OBTAINED FOR PERMANENT <br />DISPOSAL OF ADDITIONAL WASTE. <br />