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Carol Pahlke December 23, 1980 Page 24 Further field investigation demonstrating that soil quality and quantity do not necessarily increase in lower areas was found while soil surveying the county road relocation corridor prior to road con- struction. This can be seen .from Map 25a. Much of the landscape of the relocated county road is found on flatter areas to the east of Pit #1. However, a brief soil survey of this area revealed extremely poorly developed Coalmont (X73) soils with A horizons 2" to 4" thick over B horizons with clay content well in excess of 708 by field determin- ation. In light of the above and based upon all of the materials presented in the Permit Application relative to the soil survey, it is the firm convic- tion of Kerr Coal that the sample sites chosen for the soil survey accurately and adequately represent the soils present over the Permit Area. Submittal of additional soil data for additional sample sites within the Pit #1 area would serve only to increase the volume of information currently in the posses- sion of MLRD without providing any substantively new material. 3. Tables 77 and 42a submitted by Kerr Coal are missing some data that may be helpful in determining a more suitable top- soil salvage plan for pits 1 and 2. In table 77 the missing data I am concerned about is the topsoil and subsoil depth information for map symbols 32, 33, 41, 42 and 101, and in table 42a the gap in horizon depths for map symbols 32 and 41. Kerr Coal must provide an explanation of why this data is not available. Res onset In reference to Table 77, topsoil and subsoil depth information for map symbols 32, 33, 41, 42 and 101 has been questioned. Table 77 has been revised to include Footnote 2. This Footnote explains that symbols 32, 33, 41 and 42 are found in Cryorthent areas where there are no horizon designa- tions by definition. Depths for sample #101 are: A horizon--0" to 3" and B horizon--3" to 10". This data was gathered after the original soil survey was completed. Consequently, this soil depth informa- tion was inadvertently omitted from the data pre- pared for submittal. Table 77 and Table 42a have been revised to include these soil depths.