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-3- E) DESCRIPTION OF OBSERVED CHANGES OR FLUCTUATIONS IN GROUND WATER LEVELS, MINE WATER DISCHARGES, AND IN SURFACE WATER FLOWS; F) DESCRIPTION OF OBSERVEO MINING-RELATED IMPACTS TO GROUND AND SURFACE 4JATER S; G) DESCRIPTION OF THOSE MEASURES UNDERTAKEN TO MINIMIZE GROUND AND SURFACE WATER IMPACTS DURING THE YEAR; H) PROJECTION OF POSSIBLE HYDROLOGIC IMPACTS OF MINING IN THE UPCOMING YEAR; AND I) DESCRIPTION OF MEASURES WHICH 4lILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO MINIMIZE THESE PROJECTED HYDROLOGIC IMPACTS, SHOULD THEY OCCUR. THE DIVISION DIRECTS EMPIRE ENERGY CORPORATION, WITHIN 90 DAYS OF PERMIT ISSUANCE, TO SUBMIT TO THE DIVISION THE RESULTS OF A SAMPLING PROGRAM FUR ALL OVERBURDEN PROPUSEU TO BE USED FOR PLANT GROWTH MEDIA. THE SAMPLING PLAN SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: THE SPATIAL SAMPLING REQUIREMENTS WILL BE BASED UPON THE AREA TO BE SAMPLED. FOR SITES LESS THAN FIVE ACRES IN AREA, TWO RANDOM SAMPLES WILL BE UBTAINED. FOR AREAS GREATER THAN FIVE ACRES, FOUR RANDOM SAMPLES WILL BE OBTAINED. ALL SAMPLES SHALL BE TAKEN TO A DEPTH OF THREE FEET. ONCE THE SAMPLE IS TAKEN, IT SHALL BE DIVIDED EVERY SIX INCHES AND THESE SIX INCH INCREMENTS SAMPLED FOR THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS: PH SAR* EC SATURATION PERCENTAGE TEXTURE ORGANIC MATTER PARTICLE SIZE PLANT AVAILABLE POTASSIUM AND NITRATE-NITROGEN PHOSPHORUS *WILL INCLUDE REPORTING CALCIUM, MAGNESIUM, AND SODIUM VALUES. IN THE EVENT THE pH IS GREATER THAN 8.5 FROM ANY SAMPLE, THE SAMPLE WILL BE ANALYZED FOR BORON AND SELENIUM. BASED UPON THE RESULTS OF THESE STUDIES, AND THE UTILIZATION OF ANY PROPOSED SOIL AMENDMENTS, THE APPLICANT SHALL DEMONSTRATE TO THE DIVISION'S SATISFACTION THAT THE PROPOSED OVERBURDEN IS AN ACCEPTABLE PLANT GROWTH MEDIA. 7, IJITHIN 60 DAYS OF PERMIT ISSUANCE THE DIVISION DIRECTS EMPIRE ENERGY CORPORATION TO INCORPORATE INTO THE PERMIT APPLICATION THE TOPSOIL BASELINE INFORMATION, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN COLLECTED, AND TOPSOIL RECLAMATIOIJ PLANS FOR THE COAL PROCESSIIVG WASTE PILE, CRUSHER, EMPIRE PLAINS FRESH tJATER SYSTEM AND UNDERGROUND RESERVOIR. THIS SUBMITTAL SHALL INCLUDE A DEMONSTRATION, ACCEPTABLE TO THE DIVISION, THAT THE PROPOSED PLANS WILL RESULT IN THE UTILIZATION OF A SUITABLE PLANT GROWTH MEDIUM WHICH WILL INSURE RECLAMATION SUCCESS.