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r' Responses to Staff Questions Page 4 20. WHAT TOTAL ACREAGE WILL BE RECLAIMED? AREAS TOTALLING 125 ACRES WERE DESCRIBED IN THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION. EXHIBIT L REFERENCES TOTAL ACRES/YEAR WITH 4 in 1977, 12 in 1978, ETC. ADDITION OF THOSE ACREAGE YIELD A TOTAL OF 181 ACRES. THIS MUST ALSO BE CLARIFIED AND/OR CORRECTED. SHOULDN'T EXHIBIT L REFLECT RECLAMATION OF TAILINGS AREA #4 AS WELL? IN ADDITION, 181 ACRES ARE REFLECTED IN THE LEGAL DESCRIP- TION WHILE EXHIBIT L MAKES REFERENCE TO PONDS I, II, AND IV. WHAT ABOUT RECLAMATION OF SETTLING PONDS AS SHOWN ON MAP 3? THE RECLAMATION PLAN NARRATIVE SHOULD REFERENCE RECLAMATION OF THESE AREAS AS WELL, The total acreage to be reclaimed is 140 acres, as stated on the application form as affected land; the legal description now includes 15 additional acres (see Respor..se #1} totalling 140 acres; Exhibit L totals the working acreares per year of reclamation development at the bottom of the yee~rly columns and titles the entry "Total Acres/Year", This entry is also reflected in the following yearly column, due to that same acreage being developed to a more advanced stage iri the reclamation plan. Thus, each yearly column does not reflect new acreage entries in the overall plan, but acreage under development during that particular year. The settling ponds within the Pond 4 circuit area to be reclaimed during the final stages of the operation, as can be seen on Map 3. These ponds are also included in the "Currently Active Acreas" of the Reclamation Timetable Cpage 45}, +.o be reclaimed during the final 10 years of the operation. 21, WITH REFERENCE TO FINAL DRAINAGE OVER THE TAILINGS PONDS WILL DIVERSION DITCHES REMAIN UPON COMPLETION OF RECLAMATION? The storm runoff diversion ditches will remain upon completion of the reclamation plan with vegetation being intro- duced to the shoulders and embankments during th.e present stages of the operation. 22. DO YOU HAVE A CLOSED SYSTEM ON WATER USAGE? IS WATER RECYCLED FROM THE SETTLING PONDS BACK THROUGH THE MILL CIRCUIT? There is no Water Recycling Program in operation within the milling circuit. 23. HOW DO YOU INTEND TO RECLAIM PROPOSED AREAS IF APPLIED FOR WATER RIGHTS ARE NOT GRANTED? The water rights applied for to be used in the reclama- tion operation have been given verbal confirmation by the Water Board. 24. MAPS 2 AND 3 SHOW AREA #4 AS A MULTIPLE USE AREA. THIS IS NOT REFERENCED IN THE MINING PLAN OR RECLAMATION PLAN NARRATIVE. PLEASE EXPLAIN. The term "multiple use" was used to indicate that the particular area was currently in use as a city-county landfill in cooperation with Standard Metals Corporation, and a future use was to be incorporated with the development of Tailings Pond 4. A