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<br />Stipulation No. 10 <br />SYEQ ~6 <br />~~ THE DIVISION DIRECTS WEST ELK COAL COMPANY TO COMPLETE A THOROUGH <br />RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAPPING OF THE PROPOSED UPPER WASTE PILE ACCESS <br />D = tP/~ylyc ROADWAY CORRIDOR. THE APPLICANT SHALL PLACE SPECIFIC EMPHASIS UPON THE <br />DETECTION OF SLOPE INSTABILITY EVIDENCE AND DRAINAGE CHARACTERISTICS OF <br />THE PROPOSED ROAD ALIGNMENT. <br />FURTHER, THE DIVISION DIRECTS WEST ELK COAL COMPANY, UTILIZING THE <br />RESULTS OF THE RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAPPING, AND EARLIER ADJOINING <br />SURFACE FACILITY ROAD DESIGN STUDIES, IF APPROPRIATE, TO COMPLETE A <br />PRELIMINARY ACCESS ROAD CUT-SLOPE STABILIZATION AND DRAINAGE DESIGN. <br />THE MAPPING AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE DIVISION, IN <br />WRITING, PRIOR TO ANY DISTURBANCE OF THE ACCESS ROAD CORRIDOR. <br />Stipulation No. 11 <br />S-f'~~ ~i <br />THE DIVISION DIRECTS WEST ELK COAL COMPANY TO CONSTRUCT THE UPPER WASTE <br />¢0. PILE ACCESS ROAD AS AN INITIAL PIONEER ROAD WITH MINIMIZED EXCAVATION. <br />UPON EXPOSURE OF THE EXCAVATED CUT-SLOPES OF THAT PIONEER ROADWAY, THE <br />o - fo1~ti~4 S . OPERATOR SHALL COMPLETE A FINAL GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCESS <br />ROAD CORRIDOR. THIS GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION SHALL BE COMPLETED BY <br />APPROPRIATELY QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGICAL OR ENGINEERING <br />PERSONNEL. THE PURPOSE OF THIS FINAL INVESTIGATION SHALL BE TO VERIFY, <br />OR APPROPRIATELY AMEND, THE FINDINGS OF THE RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC <br />MAPPING OF THE ROADWAY CORRIDOR. <br />FURTHER, WEST ELK COAL COMPANY, UTILIZING THE FINDINGS OF THE FINAL <br />GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION, SHALL COMPLETE A FINAL ENGINEERED CUT-SLOPE <br />AND DRAINAGE DESIGN FOR THE UPPER WASTE PILE ACCESS ROAD. THIS FINAL <br />DESIGN SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE DIVISION, IN WRITING, AND THE <br />CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT DESIGN, PRIOR TO THE <br />TRANSPORTATION OF ANY WASTE MATERIAL ALONG THAT ACCESS ROAD. <br /> Stipulation No. 12 <br />STt e <br /> THE DIVISION DIRECTS WECC TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION OF THE SUBSIDENCE <br />G~ MONITORING NETWORK PRIOR TO THE INITIATION OF EXTRACTION OF COAL WITHIN <br /> THE PAIJEL DESIGNATED IN APPENDIX A TO THE NOVEMBER, 1984 PERMIT REVISION <br />o/oe/~o APPLICATION ENTITLED "APPLICATION TO REVISE THE MINING AND RECLAMATION <br /> PLAN FOR THE MT. GUNtJISON N0. 1 UNDERGROUND MINE". THIS MONITORING <br /> NETWORK IS DESIGNED TO MONITOR THE FIRST PANEL WEST FROM THE SW MAINS <br /> INTAKES AND SOUTH OF THE N0. 1 WEST SUBMAINS, DESIGNATED AS "PANEL <br /> 1W-1S" <br />LOCATED ADJACENT TO AND PARALLEL TO THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF <br /> , <br />SECTION 21, RANGE 90W, TOWNSHIP 135. THIS MONITORING NETWORK SHALL <br /> CONSIST OF SUBSTANTIAL MONUMENTS DESIGNED TO RESIST FROST-HEAVE, FIRE, <br /> AND THE ACTIONS OF CATTLE AND WILDLIFE. <br />