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n <br />u <br />tail repot- will address the following: (1) the significance of <br />the area tc agricultural activities; (2) the potential fcr <br />causing mat=_rial damage to the quantity or c;uality of surface or <br />ground water that suppl1ps the AVF; (3) identification of the <br />essential hydrologic functions of the AVF; (4) preservation (or <br />restoration) of the essential hydrologic functions an3 agri- <br />cultural utility of the site; and (5) environmen*_al monitoring <br />which will document compliance with the performance standards of <br />Section 4.24 of the Colorado Rules and Regulations. <br />Significance to Farming <br />• The UTL Site was originally permitted by the U.S. Geological <br />Survey on December 15, 1976, and by the Colorado Division of <br />dines on December 21, 1976. The permitted area include Sections <br />27, 28, 33, and 34 T10S,R98W (GEX Permit Application, Volume V, <br />October, 1981, p. 69). In addition, coal was produced in <br />commercial quantities beginning in January, 1977 (GEX Permit <br />Application, Volume VI, October, 1981, Appendix BB). According <br />to Section 4.24.3(4) of the Colorado Rules and Regulations, mines <br />which were permitted and produced coal in commercial quantities <br />prior to August 3, 1977, are exempt from the AVF significance <br />test relative to the interruption of farming. It should be noted <br />that a small portion of the disturbance associated with the UTL <br />• facility in Section 26 T105,R98W (the extreme northeast par± of <br />UTL Site) was apparently not permitted prior to 1977. However, <br />3 <br />