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<br />-I4- <br />2.05.4 (d) - Topsoil <br />Topsoil concerns were addressed in Section 2.05.3(5) of this letter. <br />2.05.4 (e) - Revegetati.on <br />On April 21, 1982, Mike Savage, representing the Division, Dean Pfassey, <br />representing Dorchester and Dave Patch, Dorchester's consultant, met at the mine <br />to discuss revegetation considerations. Suggested alterations in the revegetation <br />plan as presented are: <br />1. The addition of one leguminous forb to the seed mix to increase <br />nitrogen reserves in the soil, <br />2. Additiof~ of shrub seeds, <br />3. L~scriptions of the seeding methods to be used in addition to <br />hydroseeding, <br />4. Confirmation that the Keenan, Inc. revegetation suggestions would <br />be implemented, and <br />5. Calculate the rate of seeding in the number of live seeds per <br />pound Qer square foot, rather than pounds per acre. <br />2.05.4(1) - Contingency Plans <br />1. Dorchester must provide a contingency plan to preclude combustion of the <br />coal processing waste pile and other deposition sites. <br />2.05.5 - Post-Mining Land Uses <br />1. The post-mining land use description must be accompanied by a copy of the <br />surface owner's comments on the post-mining land use. <br />2.05.6(6) - Subsidence <br />Preliminary adequacy review concerns were not addressed in Dorchester's <br />adequacy response. The applicant must address Rule (2.05.6(6)), which includes: <br />an inventory of structures and renewable resource lands in the affected area, <br />a determination if the structures and/or renewable resource lands will be <br />materially damaged, and a subsidence monitoring plan. <br />2.05.6(3) - Probable Hydrologic Consequences <br />The purpose of this regulation is to obtain a determination of the probable <br />impact that mining coin have on the hydrologic balance. This requirement cannot <br />be satisfied until each component of the hydrologic regime and the effects of the <br />mining operation are sufficiently defined to allow quantitative analysis. (See <br />Section 2.05.3(4) of this letter.) In Dorchester's case, the information contained <br />in the application and in the adequacy response is not adequate for making the <br />determination of probable hydrologic consequences required by Rule (2.05.6(3)). <br />