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<br />stoc4::piling of available nit run within a five acre area then <br />placement of the crusher- and washplant within that area. <br />Close circuit. ponds will be constructed to tontain sediment <br />with no discharge of process water. Only clear water from <br />the supply source will be allowed to discharge to be used t.o <br />irripa~te fields to the West. The ne;:t five acre increment <br />will be ad.iacent to the East which will be mined saving what <br />topsail and overburden is available to reclaim this area. <br />Please note the boundary of disturbed area and the lac4; of <br />available topsoil w.ith.in this disturbed area (A ). We <br />propose to re-est.abli.=_h slopes, use available tgpsoil and <br />possibly mi>: sand and silts retrieved from washplant <br />containment ponds to provide coverage over e;:isting tact; to <br />promote plant growth. Minion will continue South in five <br />acre segments proceeding South five then Fast five until <br />subsepuen{. segment complete the mine boundarv. all ponds will <br />remain in place. The ponds are fed by irrigation tail water <br />and subsegr.rently dry up in the fall. <br />The East boundary has a very profound highwall cnnsisti.ng <br />of a vertical r_uL with the west boundarv has established a <br />more natural angle of repose with same limited growth of <br />natural grass among roct::s and overburden cast over the <br />embant::ment. <br />B. Fences ponds, access roads, corrals, and the <br />remnants of old roads are depicted bath .inside and outside <br />the hpundarv (map A<'.) showing features around the mine <br />houndary. <br />C. Map Al and map A4 should show a better topography. <br />D. Clarification was denoted in part A of the response <br />with highly noting the e;;tent gf the historir_al disturbance <br />of mining within 'the area and the si.rbsepuent va:Lue of <br />reclamation gn our part to attempt to return this to pasture <br />land. <br />E. Map A^ and A3 show the access road intro the pit with <br />propose scale and offir_e site near the entrance of highway <br />160 on property gutside the mine boundary currently owned b•/ <br />Ngland, Inc.. The access is to be upgraded with an <br />ar_celerati.on lane in the fall o{ 1995 or spring of 1996 being <br />inr_orpor-ated .into the Department of Transportations highway <br />reconstruction phase currently underway. <br />F. E;:planatiun of the procedures and containment gf <br />pr-gcess water was cgvered in part A. Water will be obtained <br />fr-gm the pond adjacent to the washplant area whir_h is fwd <br />from irrigation water which filters down through the gravel. <br />l3. All storm water with the e:;ceptiun of point one (1) <br />on map At_ drains into e::isting ponds or leaches down through <br />P_:(pp5ed gravel. At point one (1) a small containment area <br />with a hay bale filter will be installed. 'f he majority of <br />the water leaches down through the e;:posed gravel. <br />H. A fugitive dust permit has been applied for. We <br />placed the crr.rsl~ed air the north end of the pit to maintain <br />the nreate=_.t distance from surrounding houses and t.o use the <br />natural wind break of the trees and Iow lying area of the old <br />pit to aid i.n contr-o].ling dust. <br />