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construction of the coal preparation plant and coal processing waste pile. <br />Response: None <br />- Eastern Lease P.A.R. (C-84-064) <br />The permit application contains inadequate spring flow and chemistry <br />baseline data. The company should submit baseline data on springs from <br />snowmelt through October to complete a year's baseline. This additional <br />data is required to characterize the seasonal fluctuations in the quality <br />and quantity of groundwater discharges. <br />The permit application does not contain a continuous year's worth of <br />groundwater level and chemistry data. This information is required to <br />characterize the seasonal fluctuations in the quantity and quality of <br />groundwater within aquifers. Groundwater levels and water chemistry data <br />should be collected and submitted from the snowmelt period through <br />October to satisfy the baseline requirements. <br />Response: See Vol. I-A, Sec. 2.04.5 and 2.04.7(1) <br />Soils, Vegetation Vol. 4 and 5, Central Lease App. (C-83-061) <br />P.A.R. Comments: <br />Soils: <br />- Central Lease P.A.R. <br />he applicant has not provided sufficient information on sampling and <br />~nalysis of soils to determine appropriate salvage depths. <br />Since it appears from the sampling completed that restrictive features <br />are generally found in the "C" horizon, the applicant must verify the <br />depth of "A" and "B" horizon material available at a minimum of four <br />sites for each soil type for every 25 acres or portion of 25 acres to be <br />disturbed at each facilities area. Also, at these locations, samples <br />should be taken by 6-inch increments. Samples taken at the same depth <br />from each of the four sites can be composited. Samples must be taken to <br />a depth of 42 inches or bedrock. Each composite sample must be analyzed <br />for pH, electrical conductivity, sodium adsorption ratio, particle size <br />distribution, saturation percentage and percent organic matter. <br />Sampling locations should be chosen <br />soil type that will be disturbed at <br />the Glenberg Series to be disturbed <br />disposal site and 25% at the water <br />sampling sites should be located at <br />site and 1 at the water storage res <br />according to the percentage of each <br />each disturbance area (i.e., 75% of <br />is at the coal processing waste <br />storage reservoir. Therefore, 3 <br />the coal processing waste disposal <br />ervoir site. <br />Response: See Vol. I-A, Sec. 2.04.9(1)(a) <br />Or~ page 1 of Section 2.05.4(2)(d) of the application, it is stated that <br />'topsoil will be placed in a uniform stable thickness on all disturbed <br />areas except those where reclaimed slopes are too steep (steeper than <br />2h:lv)." Since these steep slopes are evidently to be reclaimed without <br />topsoil, the applicant is required by Rule 2.04.9(3) to submit the <br />