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WFC, on page 30 of Section 2.05.6(3) discusses impacts to the San Miguel River, but is not <br />proposing to monitor the San Miguel River. As stated in the previous item, the monitoring plan is to be <br />developed based on the probable hydrologic consequences determination. As such, WFC will either <br />need to monitor the San Miguel during the life of the mine to verify its predicted impact to the San <br />Miguel, or revise the determination of probable hydrologic consequences to limit the TDS loading <br />predictions to Tuttle Draw and Coal Creek Canyon. If WFC chooses to revise the determination of <br />probable hydrologic consequences, WFC could still reasonably ascertain that dilution in the San Miguel <br />would minimize the impacts from the mine without making a numerical prediction of TDS loading in the <br />San Miguel. In either case, whether WFC makes a numerical prediction for the San Miguel or not, WFC <br />will need to provide baseline data for the San Miguel River above and below the confluence with Tuttle <br />Draw and below the confluence with Coal Creek Canyon. In the event that there are negative impacts <br />observed in Coal Creek Canyon or Tuttle Draw, samples could be taken at those same San Miguel <br />monitoring points and be compared to baseline data in order to determine whether there are adverse <br />affects to the San Miguel River. Four consecutive quarters of baseline data will be required for the San <br />Miguel River and the samples must be analyzed for all of the parameters established in Table 3 of <br />Appendix 2:05.6(3) -3. <br />