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Southfield C-81-014 13 Apr 04 <br />Page 2/3 <br />Hydrologic Balance (cont.): -The 100-year ditch around the refuse pile appeared to <br />be stable and in good condition. No erosional problems were noted in the ditch at <br />the time of the inspection. Water has flowed through the ditch in response to melting <br />snow and there were signs of minor sediment deposition in the ditch. <br />The Magpie Creek permanent diversion was stable and in good condition at the time <br />of the inspection. Most of the bottom of the diversion was now covered with grass. <br />There was a small amount of water flowing from the GEC West Pit diversion into the <br />lower part of the Magpie Creek diversion. No erosional problems were noted: The <br />riprapped portion at the end of the diversion appeared to be stable. <br />-The east pond at the loadout was dry at the time of the inspection. The pond <br />embankment was well vegetated and in good condition and showed no signs of <br />erosional problems. The west pond was not inspected. <br />Backfilling and Grading: -The backfilled facilities areas remain stable. No cracking or <br />settling has been observed in the backfilled areas. There were no erosional problems <br />observed on these areas. There were several snow storms and a fair amount of runoff <br />this winter and the areas remain in good condition. <br />-The borrow area has remained stable and no erosional problems were noted in the <br />area. <br />Processing Waste: The refuse pile was stable and in good condition. There were no <br />erosional problems noted on the slopes of the pile and there was no water pooling <br />on the surface of the pile. Some vegetation was beginning to grow on the recently <br />seeded portion of the pile. The portions of the pile that represent "old" reclamation <br />remain stable and very well vegetated. <br />Offsite Support Facilities: There was a meeting at the ioadout with parties from the <br />Division, the gravel pit and the railroad to discuss the disturbance at the loadout <br />created by the adjacent gravel pit. The gravel pit removed material and vegetation <br />from a 1.21 acre portion of the east loadout. The area is south of the railroad tracks <br />approximately 575 feet long (east-west) and 100 feet wide (north-south). <br />Mr. Boehm of Rock and Rail said that he contracted Fremont Paving to remove the <br />material and grade the area in that portion of the loadout for him. This, he said, <br />would allow them to lay an additional set of tracks (scheduled for this summer) and <br />allow for the loading and unloading of rail cars. He stated that the railroad was <br />looking into developing the entire loadout. It appears that the removed material <br />was piled in an area north-east of the west pond (off of the permit area). Although it <br />does not appear that the gravel pit violated any rules, there is still the issue of what to <br />do with the new disturbance. <br />An agreement was made on-site that the gravel pit would incorporate an additional <br />50 feet into its permit boundary (up to the railroad right-of-way). This would make it <br />