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Erosion features were noted in various location on site, and are as follows; Orphan Pit Avery large gully exists at the base of the Orphan Pit where it drops into the natural drainage. The gully is roughly 10'W."5'D`30'L. It appears that the gully is head cutting into the reclaimed area. Duck Pond Pit On the south end of the pit, a small gully roughly 1'W.`1'D."20'L. was noted at the 1st contour furrow. On the north end of the pit, at the outlet of contour furrow #2 a small gully 1'W.' 2'D.` 5'L. was noted. Haul Road Refuse Area A gully leading from the natural drainage through the reclaimed area was roughly 1'-3'W.' 2'-3'D. ' 50'L. on the north end. On the south end, a gully 1'W." 1'D.` 100'L. was noted. Magpie Drainage An extremely deep gully is present roughly 15'W. ` 30'D. ` 1000'L. Chin's Hill Roughly a dozen gullies were noted on the North Facing slope of Chin's Hill. Dimensions were roughly 3'-5'W.` 5'D.` 50'L. West Pit A large gully was noted through the disturbed area drainage roughly 2'W." 3'D.' 50'L. Numerous small gullies were noted on the North Facing slope in the west pit and ranged from 1' to 2' deep. Most of these gullies contain straw or hay bales. West Pit Diversion Ditch was in good repair, and no erosion features were noted. East Pit A large gully has formed in the location of the erosion control mat, adjacent to the access road. It is roughly 5'D. The North facing slope in the East Pit contain numerous gullies roughly 1' to 2' deep. The south facing slope contain a large gully roughly 2'W.` 3'-5'D.` 50'L. A large gully is forming at the base of the old West Pit road that leads into Magpie Creek Diversion. The Diversion Check Dams appear to be in good repair Backfilling & Grading All backfilled slopes showed no signs of major stability problems. Erosion features were present las noted abovel, but no slides were apparent. In the south Orphan Pit, the material is settling from the highwall. A crack roughly 1.5'W. ` 2'-3'D. ` 20'L. was noted. Revegetation Vegetation on the reclaimed areas appears to be well established, and no problems were noted.