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Section 810.2 (g). <br />• <br />(g) Minimum disturbance to the prevailing hydrologic balance at the <br />mine-site and in associated off-site areas, and to the quality and <br />quantity of water in surface and ground water systems; <br />As delineated in Section 780.21 and Sections 816.41 through 816.57, <br />Kerr Coal has designed its mine plan for minimum disturbance to the <br />prevailing hydrologic balance at the mine-site and in associated <br />off-site areas, and to the quality and quantity of water in surface <br />and ground water systems. <br />(h) Protection of fragile and historic lands where surface coal mining <br />operations could result in significant damage to important historic, <br />cultural, scientific, or esthetic values and natural systems; <br />• <br />No fragile or historic lands will be disturbed by the surface coal <br />mining operations of Kerr Coal. The documentation related to <br />historic places is found in Sections 779.12 and 780.31. <br />(1) Confinement of surface coal mining and reclamation operations <br />including, but not limited to, the location of spoil disposal areas to <br />lands within the permit area; and <br />As described throughout this application, Kerr Coal will confine <br />the surface coal mining and reclamation operations to lands within <br />the permit area. <br />• (j) Striking a balance between protection of the environment and agri- <br />cultural productivity and the Nation's need for coal as an essential <br />source of energy. <br />810-4 <br />