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The Division finds that activities proposed by the applicant will not interrupt, <br />discontinue, or preclude farming on the alluvial valley floors that are irrigated or <br />naturally subirrigated (4.24.3(1)). <br />The proposed activities will not materially damage the quantity or quality of water in <br />the surface or ground water system described above (4.24.3(3) and 2.06.8(5)(a)(ii)). <br />The proposed activities will comply with the requirements of the Act and the <br />Regulations with respect to alluvial valley floors (2.06.8(5)(a)(iii)). <br />Surface coal mining and reclamation operations will be conducted to preserve the <br />essential hydrologic functions of alluvial valley floors outside the permit area and to <br />reestablish the essential hydrologic functions of alluvial valley floors within the <br />affected area throughout the mining and reclamation process (4.24.2). <br />B. GCC's alluvial ground water monitoring wells in the Hay Gulch AVF satisfy the <br />requirement to install, maintain, and operate an environmental monitoring system on <br />alluvial valley floors during surface coal mining and reclamation operations, and is <br />to be continued until all bonds are released in accordance with Rule 3 (4.24.4). <br />XVIII. Operations on Prime Farmland — Rule 4.25 <br />The King Coal Mine will not disturb or otherwise affect any prime farmland. <br />XIX. Mountaintop Removal — Rule 4.26 <br />This section does not apply to the King Coal Mine permit application <br />XX. Operations on Steep Slopes — Rule 4.27 <br />This section does not apply to the King Coal Mine permit application document. The <br />Division does not propose to approve any variances pertaining to steep slope mining and <br />approximate original contour with this decision document. <br />XXL In Situ Processing — Rule 4.29 <br />No in situ processing activities are proposed for the King Coal Mine. <br />27 <br />