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:Mined Land January 7, Page 2 Reclamation Board 1981 4. We agree that the lakes do not conform in all cases to the reclamation plan as originally presented. The southernmost lake conforms most ^early to the plan. However, four lakes to the north is a deviation from the one lake originally planned. Had the dividers between the four lakes been excavated, the per- imeter would have approximated the plan except on the west side. The dividers were not excavated at the demand of the property owner. Atr. Worthing has stocked or intends to stock the lakes with bass and trout. As we now understand the law, a technical revision should have been filed when the alteration of the reclama- tion plan became necessary. The Frei technical revision will speak to a new configuration for the west and northernmost lakes. 5. We can find no stress fractures on the slopes mentioned. Rather, we believe the fissures are very shallow partings (4 to 6 inches) in the soil cover of the backfill. The soil cover is high in clay content, but the partings do not penetrate the back- fill. Shoreline erosion can be stopped by using broken concrete to rip-rap the affected faces. Frei's technical revision indicates that these slopes will be reworked. 6. Areas around the lakes and perimeter were spread with existing material. Floods, such as the one which occurred in 1965, have washed in a great deal of sand and rock. Existing loams are invariably full of sand, pebbles and cobble from flood- ing. It is unfortunate that the report by Commercial Testing Laboratories in 1971 did not point out the amount of sand and rock in the loam. These tests were made to determine the thick- ness of total overburden and the thickness of the underlying aggregate. They are, in fact, primarily quantitative rather than qualitative. There will be no ripping, chiselling or topsoiling in the central area. Mr. Worthing has designed the area and does not wish it changed. He explained to us that he doesn't want any "darned weeds" in his yard. 7. Previous revegetation has not been entirely successful. Some weeds have invaded the site, a common occurence. On Decem- ber 18, 1980, a representative of the U. S. Soil Conservation Service visited the site. A letter of recommendation from the Service is enclosed. The tree program, although not entirely successful, has done better than the grass revegetation program. 8. The condition is noted; no comment.