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<br />f,rrtriit rl •/nL no! 7rn:luiln plt+ii= f!•r t}ir• rot+[i. P, rt~t,r1 cerf~ific:aticin
<br />lire, f ] 1 ~; a~=a= t.l~_~n~., 1 n .l'3'I.i i n rr,=;i~r~~ng:e, to an nSPi vi ril at i •.,n and the
<br />]c-: t;L.ic~n iee =1-~;~'..'n ~.ai i.l~~-~ mi.nr.-• m,=+p. MLF:f) I-~t;= ~,~:.~_~rf,+,r:~d 1:I~tca neap to
<br />=tiff.i•.-ra ("r 1'--.vti~-ni c,nd alicrnmr-ant, Intl drainage-> rJasign~~ for the
<br />rul.vr-marts and ditches arr~ nr>r>rlr-d before= t:h>_c=. sari F~r_ -.onsrcl ereri in
<br />~.>n~fel.ian ..r'. Pll.f~a1 i5i~•iJr:d fella'.' C_[3~-/._r.~34 .~_ ~a rr,~;~-r1C .•f tli~ES .lnsper:tt"n
<br />;,nd l:it;r t o f tl~r--• fdl]~' dr=a1 r. . ~di tli this i ssuc=.
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<br />Tl~rr~ rated tt {,its ._ and ., i= i.n i,hc~ =_:amc~ si.tcieti:i.on as the read tc~ pit
<br />1. There arcs not any drainage dr:~~SiUns f~~r the read and thus is also
<br />{; r, Ire to pr•rrnanrrnt. ieati?rra. The I'JO'J that f4LF:D ie-e-acid alsii ewer=.; this
<br />r•:•a.d. Pit ..-. has one t_rcl.imcnL.t?.i.i~~~n pond (~~r the dis>t:crrt?e~t] area.
<br />-fhr=•r r• arei divcn~sic,ns fr cxn l~he fJ a.nd 5 i.hat dirr=tt f.he rune,ff t~_ i;he
<br />pr,nd. The r_ae;t side •::~f the--- :a.rr.,a is the--+ .last part mined and it is
<br />uhc]c~f?c• from the pcaid, az= suc:h c.liver=.icir~s arc= nc,h needE-'d r,ri this c=rud.
<br />Thrs area i=_ al s_ re~_1:?ime-d with _~?nt_,i.n fi.trrr:~ws and w'e did nc,t see
<br />r=••:idr_nce c,f r_~rosior-~ c•i~ i:l~c• re•_]t+i.n~r;•d areti. 'flee ~;erl~.rnFni.at.i._~n pc,nd
<br />~I•-,~._. have sr_rn~= f~redrleni=.: .in dra=i{fin aru] .. on=;tr~i~::ti~_n. The f?ermit docas
<br />~-,nl: I-.ave ariy dr>e; :i. ~ln=; f~_•r {hi f•~~nri. 1hc~ frond rir~~rr~-. rn:~{. ^IE?F't tl~i c-,
<br />~;r~~r f•_~i rnanr:e s:{:.?ndo-?rds in th;?i: tlrr_ in.lei:s arr:± crcalc_d, The d~~wnstr-E~tim
<br />.=.:i~-1 r;. ~=.. 1.c~pe ltl-~i.s i=. an ir-~~i=_r:•d sbrr.v:.~ture tl-~al, we:.•s c:rc:e~terJ when th~re
<br />fire=.t bor. rr-it. wa=s tal::en t~:~ ~_q?en the mine? i= e=5rantially a vertir_al
<br />s=7.of,e thaat hay- sl.ougl~ied matcari.r-;1 at the baste, a+rrd thc+re i.s ncit a
<br />d~-walering =y=>tem or sf?i.l..l'day~ l'r"•/ided f!~r the ~,i:rr.n_ti~re. The
<br />di.v~i~=_=it~ns that route ria~roff t~: the pc~ncJ do n~:~~t ht?ve tiesi.yne eith-ier,
<br />l~h<}sn r_;,ndit.i•:•n=; are all in~::lnderi in thF+ MLF:D td!J'J. To bring i:his flit
<br />i r~tc~ compli ar-~c e, the c~fi=•r atc~r will have i-.c~ pet. a.lif,r Hued dY al Wage
<br />pl<n~= f~:•r the read, dc~=iyn •, f,E,,_i f.ications 'fi77 i:h?r] rlilrhes and
<br />I,c•~:=i.b).y make n~i,difi~-al.ic~r~s,and dc_=_=ipn sf.ica~_~.fical;i~_~r~e f~:rr the por-~d
<br />:?.nd m-?.l:e th~~ m~~clt'fir.?+.i~?i-~=..
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<br />This- fiit sYiaYR': 1•hn .tim" YC~Ad :+r; p].t ~ r<~ t.hB rli=.cn=e =ac~n under pit -_
<br />.::.r. ihr- rr:~ad= app]tE~s ±~:• hlii9 fi.it- also. T'hi=. pii: ha=: the =.ame gF?rlf-:ral
<br />c~nfiqur=+tica, .,s pit 'll~e f~r•nr1 was ir~iti.ally •_.r~?led t.ry the b~:•~~:
<br />rit~l: i-!~ cgn~zn tkle mi ni nr.~, ni•.~~•i sr~,n=..a al ,~~ fi-om the fJ anr] F; feed ru.nnff
<br />1'o tl-~e pond. Tl~e E =_idr= .:i~f the area drains t•-~ the pond hccause it ies
<br />t-ilr=.ar~pe and 1.hra baclcsirl<=, was n~:•r: disturbed. Thr =_ame hasi~_ problems
<br /><.,,:a ~-t ~r•n thi_. f,ai-t :~f t: hr? mi net a] so. The di vc-+r=i cane @Y[~ hC~t
<br />ri@?=: i.yn=?ri, i-hr pca,d d:-~~•~ n~:, i_ have de'si gns, the--, fr~;n rl has hr.~en appr~~~ved
<br />a= ~, pr>r mtonr-•nt i ugioc.uvinir:~rit anr] as sc.a: h must mr-,rat 1: hr=• r e•gcai remc:nt s .. f
<br />r~~.a only I: hr--: f11.F'n rc•q~~1~,ti~?n=, hi.~t: als,:~ SC^ Standard ^7L7 las f~ier
<br />'i. n`..'P 1E=: ~ ~i r ~Lhr-• i.n] r:'i.+. i.~_~ the f-,~_a'id arr.,
<br />e:c:~verly c=rc~d~d, and the
<br />~~p~~t:r~aarr~ •=1~-•fu~ h;. :: rriull:tf~l.n gr~l.lys. The request tha.l i.hiq, pond be
<br />] e f is . -. t+ f,<,r mnnc=n t. ~: I:r ~.~~-. Ci_ir~. and the I.1LF'li rr=.vi ~~.., ~:.: ~_,rrrsf,ondenc:e
<br />rr_:].,ti~.•t., i:•_ i-hie: appr~.~/al '~~ill be f~:,rwarded to i:he pr~_~gra.m staff
<br />he,:~•-+us,c=. :,f tl~+;• =.;reric~~-~~; ~vr-~rs.i+~ht~ ~.n des~.nn= ar-~cJ ~nforniation regr.rirr~d
<br />fo~~ i.; hr? r~vie'.a pr~_~rrn=<:, "~ l~hn rr-=yr!e~=?t that this_ s:9:ru~-lure be le=ft i=..
<br />I,a::e!i cai i.h~c~ f-{•. L. that l:l,r:~ _: ].~~~f,n hr-:]~.~a~ it is rtnst-ililca and the
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