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There is no azea designated as a waste disposal area as all of the waste generated during he mining operation was disposed of in the underground workings prior to sealing of the portals. A four inch steel pipe was placed in the lower most (#1 Slope) portal prior to sealing extending out o the reclaimed surface. The pipe will allow water to be discharged if the elevation of the water level exceeds the elevation of the end of the pipe on the surface. Water samples will be obtained on an annual basis in July if water is being discharged from the mine. The water will be analyzed for the chemical pazameters listed in the "Hydrology -Monitoring Program" section. The sediment pond SP-1 was backfilled, graded and seeded. The NPDES Permit for the Eastside Mine expired on June 30`", 2002 and was not renewed as the sediment pond was removed. The four inch pipe has aone-half inch plastic pipe installed in it. This pipe will be used to determine the level of the water which surrounds the pipe. The four inch pipe has a valved vent installed to allow the level of the water in the four inch pipe to equalize with the level of the water in the one-half inch pipe. The elevation of the water surface will be determined by pressurizing th one-half inch pipe. When all of the water is forced out of the one-half inch pipe the pressure will stabilize. By measuring the pressure and knowing the elevation at the bottom end of the one-half inch pipe the elevation of the surface of the water can be computed by adding the feet of water displaced (feet of water = psi / .433 psi/ft of water) to the elevation of the lower end of the pipe. The elevation of the upper and lower end of the pipe is stamped on the end of the four inch pipe at the surface. Water level measurements will be performed on a monthly basis. A spring and seep survey will be conducted in the vicinity of the downdip outcrop of the E Seam in June of each year. The dischazge of any new spring flowing more than 5 gallons per minute will be sampled and analyzed for the full suite of Chemical parameters listed in Table 9 Page 60. As of June 2002 no new springs have developed in the vicinity of the E seam outcrop in Harvey Gap drainage. Eastside is requesting the removal of the spring and seep survey requirement. A riprapped channel was constructed down into the Harvey Gap Drainage just to the west of the portal azea. This is to be used to prevent the erosion of the steep bank from storm runoff. This structure was approved under a technical revision titled Technical Revision Application Drainage Dischazge Design. The channel was constructed in accordance with the approved drawing titled Eastside Coal Company Eastside Mine-Harvey Gap Typical Drainage Ditch Dischazge Design prepared By Balaz & Associated, Inc. An exception to the 100 foot buffer zone to perineal streams is requested as the bottom of the structure is 33' from the edge of the stream bank. The diversion ditch has been removed and the drainage from the azea above them mine is directed across the reclaimed area down to the riprapped drainage channel going down into the Harvey Gap channel. The estimated time table for conducting each phase of the mining and reclamation operation is: Remove all structured, buildings and equipment Completed Regrade all the disturbed azeas Completed Seed the regraded azeas Completed 90 Technical Revision 02/14/03