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G. Surface and Ground Water Monitoring <br />1. The applicant will conduct monitoring of ground water in a manner approved <br />by the Division. The ground water monitoring plan is specified in Table 5, <br />Section 2.04.7 and in Exhibit 71. Point-of-compliance monitoring wells are <br />located near the permit boundary at the approximate down-gradient extent of <br />the B and E-seams. Areas mined in the F-seam are up-gradient from the <br />outcrop, resulting in down-gradient flow in the F-seam not leaving the permit <br />area. Colluvium is monitored between the refuse piles and the river, and data <br />on down-gradient alluvial water is available to the Division from the up- <br />gradient alluvial well at the Bear III mine, adjacent to the West Elk Mine on <br />the west, immediately down-gradient from the West Elk operation <br />(4.05.13(1)). <br />2. The applicant will conduct monitoring of surface water in a manner approved <br />by the Division. The surface water monitoring plan is specified in Table 5, <br />Section 2.04.7 and in Exhibit 71.(4.05.13(2)). <br />H. Transfer of Wells <br />1. No transfer of wells is proposed at this time. All monitoring wells will be <br />reclaimed prior to bond release [4.05.14 (3)]. <br />Discharge of Water into an Underground Mine <br />1. There will be no discharge of water into an underground mine [4.05.16(2)]. <br />Stream Buffer Zones <br />1. The Division proposes to approve underground mining activities within <br />100 feet of the North Fork of the Gunnison River, which is a perennial stream <br />with a biological community. This decision is based on a finding that the <br />original stream channel will not be disturbed, water quality and quantity shall <br />not be adversely affected, and appropriate riparian vegetation will be <br />reestablished. The buffer zone variance is granted for the water intake gallery, <br />sediment pond and associated spillways and ditches, a railroad siding, the <br />railroad loadout facility, alight-use road and a portion of the old Bear No. 1 <br />and 2 Mines site. These facilities are located on the north and south banks of <br />the North Fork of the Gunnison River. Figure 12 in the MCC permit shows <br />the disturbed areas within the buffer zone. The Division approved this <br />variance on August 6, 1981, according to Rule 4.05.18(1). This variance was <br />amended and clarified as a result of Minor Revision No. 111, approved <br />December 16, 1993. <br />2. The Division approved underground mining, construction of haul/access <br />roads, and installation of a sediment pond (SG-1) and road embankment <br />within 100 feet of Sylvester Gulch. Sylvester Gulch is a stream with a <br />26 <br />