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<br /> <br /> .. ceoa~, Financit~ ana conipiiance Infu nnatior~ - puleL.l_ <br /> Mule 2.03.6(1+ requires a aescription of the oocu~nents upon wnicn the <br /> applicant oases his legal right to enter and begin surface minin; <br />' operations. It appears from the Surface antl 1~7ineral5 Ownership I~ap that <br /> coal to oe mined in the proposed pit 8 is owned oy the Federal _ <br /> Government. ko Federei lease documentation is provided in the <br />' application. Tne zpplicant must pre vide proof of legal rignts to feaeral <br /> coal in the permit area, or revise the mine plan to exclude mining o. <br /> feaeral coal During the permit terry. <br />' d U <br />- R <br />l <br />Oti <br />L <br />C <br />3 <br />2 <br />05 <br />a 4 <br />1c <br />Ii <br />5 <br /> u <br />. <br />an <br />se <br />es <br />. <br />, <br />. <br />an <br />. <br />. <br />. <br /> Tne landowner nos specifically requested that haul roans be left in place <br />' to allow better access, sediment ponds be left as stock ponds, and <br /> revegetation oe limited to Herbaceous forage species. <br />t Hs discussed under 6'ildlife and Surface 1.'ater sections of this letter, <br /> the stock pond and revegetation issues have not yet been resolved. The <br /> suitability of haul roads for the post-mining land use has not been fully <br />' evaluated by the Division. <br /> <br />' V. Hydrologic Balance: Surface bJater - Rules 2.04.5 2.04.7 <br />L. 05.3(4) and ;.05 <br />Rule 2.05.3(4) Ponds, Impoundments and Diversions <br />1 The Division has identified a number of concerns with respect to existing <br />and proposed sediment ponds at Grassy Creek. <br />Permanent Impoundments <br />The landowner has requested and the applicant has proposed to retain all <br />sediment ponds for use as stock watering ponds following final <br />reclamation. <br />Rule 4.05.9 requires tnat, for permanent impoundments; "tne level of <br />water shall be sufficiently stable to support the intended use"; <br />"adequate access to impounded water shall be provided'_;_and design ono <br />' construction shall be as specified in SCS publication 370; "Ponds". <br />SCS publication 378 states that small stool: ponds and erosion control <br />darns are permitted only on "water courses; the channels of which are <br />normally dry". It further specifies that "the drainage area shall be <br />large enough so that surface runoff will maintain an adequate supply of <br />vrater in the pond. Raps are to be provided to the anticipated low water <br />elevation at a slope no steeper than 4:1 to allow safe access". <br />