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MR. MIKE SAVAGE Page 2 February 16, 1981 the toe of cut slopes, grade and drainage requirements will be satisfied, and outslopes stabilized with a vegetative cover. The roads will be watered to keep dust levels at a reasonable level. Upon co~letion of mining in the western portion of pit 2 serviced by the haulroad the road will be reclaimed by grading all cut and fill sections so that they blend in with the existing topography. The top six (6) inches of road surface will be re- rroved and hauled to the pit for burial. The road bed will then be ripped to a depth of 24 inches, topsoiled and revegetated as per the terms of the previously approved reclamation plan. As can be seen, the road complies with the grade require- ments of 716.17(b)(2)(ii). As stated above, ditches will be constructed at the toe of all cut slopes. A culvert has been placed under the road to allva drainage to enter Pond 22-P16. Also, all drainage from the damslope side of the road will pass through Ponds 22-P13, 22-P16 and 15-P3. The design of the culvert is contained in the TBM application sutanitted in response to the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Feclamation Pct. Perhaps further explanation of the mining operation will demonstrate that the new haulroad will not seriously affect the haulback technique. As you know, the basis of the haulback technique is to have a worked out cut in which Overburden from the developing cut can be placed. `Iris is exactly what the original box cut provided and the mining has been progressing from that point since then. The creation of the new haulroad simply means that cut 9 in pit 2 will nva be a box cut for the development of the remainder of the mining area in pit 2. The overburden will be hauled to overburden stockpile #6 for tem- porary storage, and the material to be stockpiled in this area will be used to backfill the final cut of pit 2. Please refer to the recently submitted application for the specifics of topsoil salvage and sediment control. [Vith this in mind it can easily be seen that the overburden stored in overburden stockpile #5 will be used to backfill cut #8. Upon completion of the backfilling operation reclamation will proceed pursuant to the plan contained in Fermit Phmiber 79-53. TBM appreciates the staff's recomrendation but it will ca~."rY out the mining as indicated above.