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WUP No. 20011400.025 Page 9 of 19 October 30, 2012
16.
The Permittee shall implement and comply with the provisions of the Environmental Management Plan (EMP),
dated January 25, 2012, and any updates to the EMP subsequently approved by the District, throughout the
duration of the permit. The EMP is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "E".
17.
In accordance with a Site Specific Drawdown Mitigation Plan (as that term is defined in the EMP), the Permittee
shall install and maintain staff gauges in each water table maintenance ditch, and each shall be maintained
throughout the duration of Mine Activities. Staff gauges shall be installed at appropriate locations along the entire
length of the ditch to account for changes in elevation. At a minimum, staff gauges shall be installed at the
upstream and downstream reaches of the ditch. The inverts of each reach of the ditch shall be surveyed to
ensure that water levels in each reach of the ditch are at the appropriate elevation. The staff gauge(s) shall be
scaled in one-tenth foot increments and shall be sized and placed so as to be clearly visible from an easily
accessible point of land. The staff gauge(s) shall be surveyed and referenced to the appropriate vertical datum,
and a copy of the survey indicating the datum reference shall be submitted within 30 days of District request. The
Permittee shall maintain staff gauge locations (Latitude and Longitude) until the ditch is removed following
approved termination of monitoring of the adjacent water table. Water levels shall be recorded weekly and the
data shall be maintained by the Permittee for a minimum of three years, and provided upon District request.
Where continuous recorders are utilized, the average of the 24-hour values for each day shall be calculated, and
only the average value for each day and the time of day shall be reported (if requested) to the District. The
frequency of recording may be modified by the Water Use Permit Bureau Chief, as necessary.
18.
The Permittee shall initiate an investigation concerning water resource complaints related to Mine Activities (as
defined in the EMP) to determine if such impacts are causally related to the Permittee’s activities regulated under
this permit. Complaints requiring investigation include: ground and/or surface water quality; ground or surface
water sources, levels, flows, and existing legal uses; and offsite land uses. Instructions for the complaint handling
and possible mitigation procedure are given in (Exhibit "B") (Water Resource Complaint Instructions).
Compliance with the MMD does not preclude the Permittee from being required to investigate complaints and
does not, in and of itself, provide assurance that the Permittee did not cause adverse impacts.
19.
The Permittee shall immediately implement the District-approved water conservation plan entitled “Water
Conservation Plan – Mosaic Florida Facilities” included in the information submitted to the District in support of
the application for this permit on September 20, 2011. Progress reports on the implementation of water
conservation practices indicated as proposed in the plan as well as achievements in water savings that have been
realized from each water conservation practice shall be submitted as described below.
(AWCPR)
Beginning June 1, 2013, and on an annual basis thereafter, the Permittee shall submit an AWCPR. The first
year report shall include additional details regarding anticipated implementation dates for proposed new water
conservation measures included in document entitled “Water Conservation Plan – Mosaic Florida Facilities”
included as Appendix D in the information submitted to the District on September 20, 2011. The AWCPR
shall:
1. Report on any progress made in implementing the Permittee’s Water Conservation Plan.
2. Propose any updates or modifications to the Permittee’s Water Conservation Plan.
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