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June 26, 1984 <br />Mr. h1ark Loye <br />Page 2 <br />2. The word drainageway is perhaps too strong a word or the <br />incorrect word to use for the draws of stage 1B. The bottom <br />of the sloped areas are at best an ephemeral drainage. Only <br />in extreme downpours would they carry any water and then very <br />little. Please note in exhibit B that very little area outside <br />the effected land would contribute to this drainageway or draw. <br />The diversion ditches would be a channel cut about one foot deep <br />and would be located at the top of the pit slope and on the <br />uphill side of the pit. The main purpose of this channel is to <br />protect the bare, mined slopes from erosion. This channel would <br />very rarely carry any water and if it did, the volume would be <br />minimal. Therefore, increased sedimentation would be virtually <br />non-existant. <br />3. The buffer areas are noted in Map Exhibits F-1B(a) and F-16(b) <br />which are enclosed with this report. The absence of an erosional <br />problem is noted on page 23 of the report by Tony Puga who is with <br />the SCS. <br />EXHIBITS E f, F <br />1. After the initial cut, the backfilling will be part of the mining <br />process - as new areas are opened, a like amount of area will <br />be backfilled. The only material that will have to be backfilled <br />prior to final reclamation will be the overburden that was stock- <br />piled while making the original cut. The total volume of stock- <br />piled overburden from both lA and 1B will be less than 20,000 <br />cubic yards. <br />2. There is little or no water being drained from outside phase 1B. <br />Therefore, no added erosion control is needed nor will it be <br />necessary to reconstruct the drainageway or draw. Again, drain- <br />ageway is probably either too strong a word or the incorrect <br />word to be used for the draw of area 1B. <br />3. The areas to be used for wheat growing will be determined by <br />the landowner after retopsoiling has been completed. If the <br />landowner elects to plant winter wheat, he will do so at that <br />time. If not, we will reclaim for pasture. If the landowner <br />elects to postpone his decision we would reclaim for pasture <br />until the landowner decides otherwise. <br />