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13. The Applicant submitted a groundwater analysis which indicates that groundwater wells in <br />the area and established monitoring wells can be used to monitor the drawdown once <br />dewatering commences. Please identify all wells proposed for monitoring of groundwater <br />levels and indicate the intervals proposed for measurement of groundwater elevations once <br />dewatering operations commence. In addition, the Division requests the Applicant commit to <br />collecting five (5) quarters of baseline elevations from the proposed monitoring locations <br />prior to dewatering the pit(s). <br />14. Please identify any land uses within 1,000 feet of the affected land that rely on subirrigation. <br />Also, characterize the impacts to these land uses that may result from the dewatering <br />activities. <br />15. The Applicant has indicated the carrying capacity of the seep ditch is approximately 87 cfs at <br />four feet of depth. Please demonstrate that the upstream and downstream user's ability to <br />discharge into the seep ditch will not be impeded by Applicants dewatering activities. <br />6.4.12 Exhibit L - Reclamation Costs <br />16. The Applicant has indicated all of the pits are to be extracted and reclaimed in an unlined <br />state. If groundwater will be permanently exposed, then the Applicant must obtain a court <br />approved augmentation plan from the Office of the State Engineer. The Division is required <br />to set the financial warranty at a level which reflects the actual current cost of fulfilling the <br />conditions of the Reclamation Plan per Rule 4.2.1(1). Therefore, without an augmentation <br />plan in place the financial warranty must be set at an amount which accounts for the exposed <br />groundwater. The Division has identified several options for determining the amount of the <br />financial warranty. The Applicant may choose one of the following options to be included in <br />the financial warranty calculation: <br />1) Backfill all of the pits to two feet above the groundwater level. <br />2) Install a slurry wall or clay liner. <br />3) Provide the Division with a letter from the Office of the State Engineer stating that an <br />augmentation plan is not required until final release and that a bond will not be <br />required in the interim. <br />If the Applicant obtains an augmentation plan prior to final release, then the financial <br />warranty will be adjusted accordingly. <br />17. The Division will calculate the reclamation costs for this site once all of the adequacy issues <br />have been addressed. <br />6.4.15 Exhibit O - Owner(s) of Record of Affected Land and Owners of Substance to be <br />Mined <br />18. The Applicant has indicated in Exhibit C that L.G. Everest is the owner of Property Number <br />- 12093200032. However, the Extraction Map shows that Robert O. Nelson is the owner of <br />this property. Please clarify this discrepancy.