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Richard A. Mills January 17, 1979 Page Two (3). It seems quite unlikely that any seepage would enter the Kauffman ponds anyway since the Great Western dike is approximately ten feet north of a ditch separating the two properties. This ditch is approximately twenty feet wide and seven feet deep and mining, will take place on the Kauffman property to no more than twelve foot depths, and usually to only ten foot depths. Moreover, the Kauffmans will only mine within approximately thirty feet of the property line, anyway. Regardless if the dike is some kind of hazard, it is Great Western's responsibility to keep it from polluting neighboring properties and to protect neighboring properties from any hazard caused by the existence of the structure. 2. Accompanying this letter are new maps which cover the concerns of your paragraph #2. The permit area is delineated by the solid red line on the reclamation map. Extraction will take place within the enclosed area. The surveyor has estimated that approximately 69 acres are included in that area. As we discussed, and as you suggested, the area will be reclaimed in smaller ponds rather than large lakes as depicted on a previous set of maps. One other matter should be noted here. As the Kauffmans indicated to you, they will mine to within approxi- mately thirty feet of their property line although the areas of extraction noted on the maps, at certain points, may be farther from the property line than this. 3. As we discussed, the applicant may, as an alternative plan, reclaim a portion of the western part of the affected area (not exceeding 250 feet of the western portion of the property) as a commercial site or otherwise develop it consistent with applicable zoning and building regulations. This 250 foot portion is delineated on the reclamation map with a dotted red line. If so reclaimed, the area will be filled and graded to a slope of approximately 5:1 or such more gradual slope as may be required for construction and to meet applicable regulations. 4. At your request, we will include sand dropseed (.5 lb/ acre) and alkali sacaton (2 lbs/acre) into the grass seed mixture. Also, as agreed, american plum and sumac will be planted at appro- priate locations on the reclaimed land. Since we felt there was a substantial margin of error to the plus side in our reclamation cost estimate, we do not feel this should significantly increase the estimated cost of reclamation.