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1' Malouff/M-82-033 5/27/97 page 3 of excavation, sloping to be maintained on the walls and floor during mining, all the types of mining and processing you expect to employ (including possible asphalt batchingl, a description of the phases of the mining, any special topsoil salvage practices to be employed, etc. The narrative should match what is depicted in Exhibit C. Exhibit E -Reclamation Plan This is also "technically" incorrect, though it is "complete". Statement here actually does not match what is stated in the next exhibit, nor match what is provided as soil conservation recommendations. You state that at the completion of mining the sideslopes of the pit will be shaped to 3:1 gradients. What will the slopes be during mining, if they are not 3:1 ? If they are kept at any steeper angle, you must state what it will be, so we can calculate the bond necessary to grade to 3:1 afterward. The size of the pit is not going to be 900 feet square, as the plan states (that is from the original plan for the 1 10 permit, which was actually revised during initial review in 1982, to be 600 feet squarel. If is there to be 6 to 1 2 inches of topsoil spread over the affected area, then a sufficient amount of it had better be salvaged for replacement, beginning immediately. Any topsoil you commit to replacing, but have not saved must be purchased from offsite sources. The bond amount will therefore have to account for not just the topsoil respreading but for its importing too. If the affected area is to be reseeded with grass, please provide the details of the seedbed preparation, seed species and rates, plus any mulching or fertilizer to be used. A recommendation may be obtained from the local soil conservation office. Is the soil conservation letter you submitted to be your plan? Please provide details of your reclamation schedule, specifically, whether all reclamation is to be performed at the end of all mining, or if phased or concurrent reclamation is to occur. Please also specify which separate areas of the total disturbance are to be reclaimed differently (e.g., sideslopes vs pit floor, topsoil and revegetation vs gravel surface, etc.l. Exhibit F -Reclamation Plan Mao Your submittal is technically incorrect and not adequate to be considered complete either. You must provide a map, with features such as scale and north arrow, permanent structures, pit walls and floor, topography sufficient to determine drainage and runoff patterns, etc. If the plan in Exhibit E included any phases or areas of differing reclamation schemes, those must be depicted on this map. It must portray the site as it will appear after all mining and reclamation are finished. This, like the maps in Exhibit C, must be prepared and signed by a qualified mapmaker. Refer to the Rules for the applicable requirements. The soil conservation comment included in your submittal does not fit with the reclamation mentioned in Exhibit E. Please clarify. Exhibit G -Water Information Your submittal may be considered complete, but my technical concern deals with the possible enlargement of the permit area toward the southwest, and the well located there. This exhibit may have to be revised if you plan to affect land near the well. In that case, please be sure to show the well on the maps, describe any appropriate wellhead protection, and state the depth to groundwater. cont.