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Reclamation Liability Period, Kerr has demonstrated that the adequacy of the groundwater monitoring program (Rule 4.05.13) has been satisfied. In support of the above, following is an excerpt from the closing comments (in Requirement "S ") of the DRMS' review memorandum of the Kerr 2010 Annual Hydrology Report (AHR): "The monitoring program is adequate. Based on data in the annual hydrology report for 2010 and previous years, and as set forth above, the operator has demonstrated that: the qualities and quantities of runoff without treatment are consistent with the requirements of 4.05; the operation has minimized disturbance to the hydrologic balance in the permit and adjacent areas; the operation has prevented material damage to the hydrologic balance outside the permit area; and the water rights of other users have been protected ". A copy of the DRMS' review memorandum of the 2010 AHR is included with this submittal. Also included is a listing of water analysis data collected during the ten previous years. The data is also on file with the DRMS. Given that Kerr has demonstrated that the hydrologic balance requirements (Rule 4.05) have been met, that the water monitoring program (Rule 4.05.13) is fulfilled and considering that the Loadout site, including the related former pond footprint, is near completion of the approved reclamation requirements, Kerr believes that further monitoring of the alluvial wells is redundant and unnecessary. Accordingly and in accordance with Rule 4.05.13(3)(b), Kerr hereby requests deletion of the water monitoring program pertaining to the alluvial wells, AP -1 and AP -2 at the loadout site. Following approval of this request to terminate the groundwater monitoring requirements, in accordance with Rule 4.07.3 and in accordance with the approved Permit Document, Kerr will remove the casings from the shallow alluvial wells (12 to 13 ft depth), backfill the holes, seed the resulting disturbed areas with the approved seed mix and hand rake the seeded surface as required. In accordance with Rule 2.08.4, Technical Revisions, the following items are enclosed with this submittal: Enclosures: Three (3) copies each of the following: • Technical Revision Form; TR -26; • Narration of purpose of the Revision Request; • Proposed Public Notice; • Historic water analysis data (10 years), Tables 1 and 2; • Revised Hydrologic Monitoring Schedule, Table 61 (for insertion in Exhibit 14 of the Permit Document; • Loadout Monitoring Stations Map, Map 2.