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• 4.24.4 PROTECTION OF AGRICULTURAL USES <br />The loadout operations were designed such that impacts to the Oak Creek <br />alluvial valley floor, as shown on the Loadout Area Surface and <br />Groundwater Hydrology Map, (Map 13) will be minimal or non-existent. <br />Significant adverse impacts on the agricultural productivity of this area <br />will be avoided by implementation of environmental performance standards <br />outlined in applicable sections of Rule 4, Performance Standards. In <br />addition, the mining and reclamation plans described in Section 2.05, <br />Operation and Reclamation Plans will be utilized as the basis for actual <br />operations so as to prevent any deleterious effects on potential <br />agricultural utility and productivity of the Oak Creek alluvial valley <br />floor. <br />4.24.5 MONITORING <br />• The monitoring program described in Sections 2.05.6 (3), Protection of <br />Hydrological Balance, and 4.05.13, Surface and Groundwater Monitoring, <br />includes environmental monitoring sites at the Southfield loadout <br />specifically designed to detect potential impacts on the hydrologic <br />systems associated with the Oak Creek alluvial valley floor. The <br />locations of these sites are shown on the Loadout Area Surface and <br />Groundwater Hydrology Map (Map 13). The monitoring program has been <br />designed to provide effective documentation of hydrologic conditions and <br />identify any significant changes or trends in the hydrologic systems at <br />the Southfield loadout. <br />A comprehensive summary, which is utilized as the guideline for hydrologic <br />monitoring and reporting is presented in Exhibit 25, Hydrologic Monitoring <br />Plan. <br />Specific to the Oak Creek alluvial valley floor, the CMLRD imposed a <br />stipulation in its approval of the initial mining and reclamation permit <br />(Permit No. C-81-014) as follows: <br />4.24-3 <br />