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and VII address the groundwater monitoring requirements. Both bedrock <br />and alluvial wells will be monitored, each for specific purposes related to <br />the detection of potential impacts that could result from mining activities. <br />Alluvial well CCA-1 will be located downgradient from the facility area in the <br />alluvium of Chandler Creek. Well CCA-1 will also be the groundwater point <br />of compliance well as required by Rule 4.05.13(1)(b). <br />Due to the presence of domestic residential use wells located upgradient <br />from the proposed area to be mined and subsided, additional bedrock <br />groundwater wells are necessary to detect potential changes caused by <br />mining and subsidence. Groundwater wells SB-1, SB-2, and SB-3 will be <br />located between the mined and subsided area and the registered domestic <br />wells to the south. Monitoring frequency of these wells will vary, becoming <br />more frequent during retreat mining operations that will result in ground <br />subsidence and possibly cause groundwater level changes in both <br />monitoring and domestic wells. <br />Private well monitoring will also be conducted for well owners that choose <br />to participate in the Northfield water monitoring program. Should water <br />monitoring detect changes as outlined in Section VII A of Exhibit AB , <br />notifications will be provided to owners of registered wells. If changes are <br />identified by a well owner or by Northfield, investigation and mitigation will <br />be implemented as outlined in the plan, including hauling water for <br />temporary needs and well modification or replacement, as necessary. <br />2. The applicant will conduct monitoring of surface water in a manner <br />approved by the Division. The monitoring plan was submitted under <br />2.05.6(3)(b)(iv) and includes the following (4.05.13(2)): <br />The surface water monitoring plan is included in Exhibit AB of the permit <br />and surface water monitoring sites are shown on Map 13. Surface water is <br />limited in the area and surface water impacts are unlikely given the <br />operations proposed by Northfield. Four surface water sites on Chandler <br />Creek and Fawn Hollow will provide monitoring data during periods of <br />runoff or snowmelt. Sediment pond discharges, if they occur, will be <br />sampled in accordance with the self-monitoring requirements of the <br />Colorado Discharge Permit System (CDPS) permit issued by the Water <br />Quality Control Division. <br />H. Transfer of Wells <br />No specific approvals granted. <br />Discharge of Water into an Underground Mine <br />No specific approvals granted. <br />18 <br />