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-z- Rule 4.05.9 requires that, for permanent impoundments; "the level of water shall be sufficiently stable to support the intended use"; "adequate access to impounded water shall be provided"; and design and construction shall be as specified in SC5 publication '378, "Ponds". SCS publication 378 states that small stock ponds and erosion control dams are permitted only on "water courses; the channels of which are normally dry". It further specifies that "the drainage area shall be large enouyh so that surface runoff will maintain an adequate supply of water in the pond. Ramps are to be provided to the anticipated low water elevation at a slope no steeper than 4:1 to allow safe access". Sediment ponds at pits 1, 2, 3, and 4 obviously are not constructed in ephemeral water courses, and following final reclamation and backfilling of collection ditches it is questionable whether surface runoff would maintain an adequate supply of water in the pond. The proposed sediment pond at pit 8 is within 400 feet of an existing stock pond. 1. The applicant should provide a discussion demonstrating that the use of water from these impoundments would be in compliance with State Law. 2. For each pond to be left as a permanent impoundment, the applicant must provide a detailed design plan prepared by, or under the direction of, and certified by a qualified registered professional engineer. The plan must show that the pond would meet the appropriate design standards of Rule 4.U5.9(1)(e), and that any permanent diversions associated with the pond would meet the standards of Rule 4.05.3. The plan should specifically identify any renovation required to convert the sediment pond or ditches to the standards for permanent impoundments and ditches. 3. For each permanent impoundment, the applicant should provide sufficient hydrologic analysis to show that water levels would be sufficiently stable to support their intended use. It is uncertain if stack ponds located high on the hillsides would receive sufficient runoff to accumulate water. 4. The water quality for ponds receiving only surface runoff should be sufficient for stock water use. However, ponds receiving water that has passed through the spoil nay not have a suitable water quality. For any permanent impoundment that would receive spoil water (either becuase the pond is in contact with the bottom of the pit and would receive unsaturated flow or because the spoil would develop an aquifer and the pond would intersect the post-mininy spoil water levels), the applicant should provide water quality predictions demonstrating the suitability of the water for stock water use.