1992-12-16_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1980007

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 12/16/1992
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision & Findings of Compliance for RN2
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Stipulation No. 18
THE DIVISION DIRECTS MCC TO COMPLETE A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE POTENTIAL
EFFECTS UPON THE SLOPE STABILITY OF THE LANDSLIDE DEPOSITS ADJOINING
BEAVER RESERVOIR. MCC SHALL INSTALL AND MONITOR AN APPROPRIATE SET OF
MONUMENTS ON THE LANDSLIDE DEPOSITS IN ORDER TO OBSERVE THE POTENTIAL
DISPLACEMENT OF THE LAND FORM. THE DETAILED ANALYSIS SHALL BE COMPLETED
AND SUBMITTED TO THE DIVISION FOR REVIEW, PRIOR TO REQUEST FOR APPROVAL
TO EXTRACT COAL BENEATH THE LANDSLIDE DEPOSITS ADJOINING BEAVER
RESERVOIR.
STATUS: Future
Stipulation No. 19
THE DIVISION DIRECTS MCC, AS A PORTION OF ITS SUBSEQUENT PERMIT
APPLICATIONS FOR THE MINE, TO SUBMIT REVISED SUBSIDENCE EVALUATIONS. THE
SUBSIDENCE EVALUATION FOR EACH PERMIT PERIOD REQUESTED SHALL INCORPORATE
THE RESULTS OF SUBSIDENCE MONITORING AND THE LANDSLIDE STABILITY STUDIES
COMPLETED TO DATE, AS STIPULATED ABOVE. PARTICULAR ATTENTION SHALL BE
FOCUSED UPON DESIGNATED SAFE AREA BUFFERS, TO BE OBSERVED IN FUTURE
MINING BENEATH CRITICAL AREAS, INCLUDING THE DRY FORK OF MINNESOTA CREEK,
AND BEAVER RESERVOIR AND THE LANDSLIDE DEPOSITS ADJOINING IT. THE
AMENDED SUBSIDENCE EVALUATIONS SHALL INCLUDE THE PROPOSAL OF APPROPRIATE
SUBSIDENCE MONITORING NETWORKS WITHIN EACH OF THESE DESIGNATED AREAS.
STATUS: Future
Stipulation No. 20
THE DIVISION DIRECTS MCC TO LIMIT EXTRACTION WITHIN THE DEFINED "CRITICAL
AREA BUFFER ZONES" BENEATH THE DRY FORK OF MINNESOTA CREEK AND LICK
CREEK, AS DEPICTED ON MAP 50 (FORMERLY EXHIBIT 3.4.4.B. 1 ) , TO NO MORE
THAN THIRTY (30) PERCENT OF THE IN-PLACE COAL.
STATUS: Terminated
Stipulation No. 21
THE APPLICANT MUST INSTALL MONITORING WELLS IN, CONDUCT PUMPING TEST ON,
AND MONITOR WATER LEVELS AND WATER QUALITY IN THE ALLUVIUM OF DRY FORK,
LICK CREEK, SOUTH PRONG AND HORSE CREEK ONE YEAR PRIOR TO MINING WITHIN
THE WATERSHEDS OF THESE STREAMS. THE APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT TO THE
DIVISION THE DATA AND RESULTS OF THESE TESTS AND MONITORING ALONG WITH
PROJECTED IMPACTS PRIOR TO CONDUCTING MINING WITHIN ANY OF THE WATERSHEDS.
STATUS: Future
Stipulation No. 22
IN ITS ANNUAL HYDROLOGY ASSESSMENT, THE APPLICANT SHALL CONTINUE TO
INCLUDE WATER QUANTITY DATA FROM THE U.S.G.S. SOMERSET MONITORING
STATION. SHOULD THE U.S.G.S. DISCONTINUE MONITORING AT THIS LOCATION,
THE OPERATOR SHALL SUBMIT ITS OWN QUANTITY MONITORING PROGRAM FOR THE
NORTH FORK OF THE GUNNISON.
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