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<br />Topsoil Redistribution <br />On page 2.05.4(2)d-7 there are several references made to not <br />salvaging certain topsoil if it is too wet. It is true that this <br />soil should not be salvaged in a wet condition however that does <br />not relieve the operator of the responsibility of salvaging ALL <br />available topsoil. Additionally, the operator does or should have <br />control over irrigating practices at the site. This should allow <br />them to prevent these soils from becoming saturated prior to <br />stripping. If this is absolutely impossible, a variance MAY be <br />granted but will need to be requested specifically. Otherwise this <br />language referring to not stripping should be stricken from the <br />text. <br />Vegetation Information and Revegatation <br />This is the area where a meeting would probably be the most <br />helpful.There are several areas within these sections where <br />clarifications need to be made. These include Post-mining land use, <br />success standards, proposed seed mix, and pest control plan, to <br />name a few. I think that if the Division responded to these issues <br />in a letter it has the potential to become a very drawn out <br />procedure with a lot of confusion, whereas if we could meet for <br />2-3 hours a lot of confusion could be resolved without an excessive <br />paper trail. <br />This concludes my preliminary review. The sooner a meeting can be <br />arranged to discuss any of these issues the better for remaining on <br />schedule for approval. <br />if you have any questions, please see me. <br />