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In reference to pumping directly to Foidel Creek, TCC will monitor and maintain the Area 1 Pit impoundment as a <br />storage impoundment., with controlled pumping to maintain water levels well below the impoundment crest and <br />inlet of the discharge pipe. In conjunction with elevated spoil spring flows following spring runoff, water levels <br />• <br />will be closely monitored and adjusted, as appropriate through controlled pumping to accommodate any significant <br />increases in seasonal spoil spring inflows. By maintaining the water level below the pit discharge level, a buffer is <br />provided for "isolating" water pumped from Site 109 into the pit. The plan is to pump water from Site 109 into the <br />pit and then water would be pumped out of the pit and either recycled to the Prep Plant or discharged directly to <br />Foidel Creek. The pumping rate from the pond will typically exceed that coming from Site 109. The ability to <br />discharge directly into Foidel Creek will be dictated by water quality in Trout Creek and the status of the Fish <br />Creek Borehole. Additional details relative to the Area 1 Pit Temporary Water Storage Basin are provided in <br />Exhibit 8v. <br />• <br />Pump installation required the placement of a new transformer, concrete pad, and grounding bed. This installation <br />was in a previously disturbed area; therefore, no topsoil salvage occurred. The pad is approximately 6 feet x 7 feet <br />x 1 -foot. A powerline, approximately 350 feet in length, and requiring two power poles, was constructed from an <br />existing line to this new location. The pumping of thickener underflow into the abandoned workings will not have <br />an impact on the active mine operations. The underground pipeline will be monitored/inspected as part of the <br />regular weekly mine inspections. The inspections will be conducted to determine if there are any leaks or broken <br />fittings in the line. <br />The permanent monitoring well for this activity is the 10 -Right dewatering well which is utilized to pump water <br />from the gob area. The water level in the 10 -Right sump is monitored from this location. The stratum underlying <br />the abandoned mine works includes mostly shale and siltstone for 10 feet below the coal seam. The gradient of the <br />proposed settling area ranges from 3.5 to 12 degrees toward the 10 -Right dewatering borehole sump. <br />2.05.4 Reclamation Plan <br />(1) Each application shall contain a plan for reclamation of the lands within the proposed permit area <br />showing how the applicant will comply with environmental protection performance standards of the regulatory <br />program. The plan shall include, at a minimum, all information required under the relevant sections of Rule 2. <br />(2) Each plan shall contain the following information for the proposed permit area: <br />(a) A detailed timetable for the completion of each major step in the reclamation plan; <br />RESPONSE <br />A detailed timetable for the completion of each major step in the Foidel Creek Mine reclamation plan is included as <br />Table 52, Reclamation Time Table. Details concerning the Fish Creek Tipple Reclamation Plan are found within <br />Rule 2.05.4 of the Fish Creek Tipple Appendix, Volume VIII. <br />(b) A detailed estimate of the cost of reclamation of the proposed operations required to be <br />covered by a performance bond with supporting calculations for the estimates; <br />RESPONSE <br />Projected reclamation costs of the proposed mining and related activities and disturbance areas are detailed in <br />Appendix A, Volume I -B. Costs are conservatively estimated, and reflect typical contractor costs for the <br />reclarnation activities identified, and the assumption that reclamation would occur on the control and supervision of <br />the CDRMS under the unlikely scenario of bond forfeiture. <br />RN08-05 2.05-98 03/12/10 <br />