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Mr. Sandra Brown Division of Declamation, Mining and Safety Page 3 • Prevent damage to public orprivate properly [4.03.3(1)(aJJ Again this area is within an approved minimal disturbance boundary and no damage was done to public or private property outside of the disturbance or permit boundary. Additional questions and points of concern: This Slide #3 is a Eairly minor event. The Slide #2 to the north of this location was not issued a citation. There seems to be an inconsistent manner in which violations aze issued. • The area of the violation is within an azea approved for emergenry disturbance to xemediate erosion between the disturbed mining azea and sediment control stmcttues downstream. • The remediadon required by the Division (I'R-55) involved reconfiguration of the watershed and the construction of channel PM-4C which caused this current Slide #3. The designed and reconfigured channel (PM-4D) through slide azea #2, lined with TRM, is more than sufficient to handle the runoff from a 10 yeaz/24 hour storm event in the small associated watershed. SCC can not control Mother Nature. In the azea of the II-W, where the topography consists of steeply dipping westerly slopes and adversely steep eroded easterly slopes, which cut through the geologic bedding, it is impossible to guarantee infinite stability when dealing with melting snow or isolated high intensity rain storms In summary, SCC adamantly believes that this slide was an ongoing result of the original situation beginning in the winter of 2001. The eazlier efforts mandated by the Division and developed to stabilize this overall azea led to this latest problem by shifting the azea of snow accumulation and subsequent runoff. Therefore, SCC requests that the Division examine this NOV in light of these Eacts and reconsider issuance. At the very least, please consider amending the following abatement steps: Abatement Step Z No later than Mav 15.1007. perform grading and maintenance to rertore light ure road ditching and Channel PM- 4C, ar necerrary to divert upland drainage away from the Aide location and into Channel PM-4, in the immediate vicinity of the Culvert PM-10 inlet • This Abatement Step has been completed as of May 16, 2007, even though the ditches were in operable condition once the snow and ice melted. These maintenance efforts continue as part of the ongoing maintenance associated with rill and gully remediation. SCC will continue to remediate this area to achieve stability in conjunction with the Rill and Gully plan. Abatement Step Z.• No later than tune 1.1007, submit a complete technical or minor revirion application (ar appropriate), addrerring planr for repair of the damage caused by the Aide and erosion dercrzbed In adda7ion, include in the plan any modificationr to the approved topography or drainage plan to ensure that rapid from deep rnow accumulations uprlope from the Aide area will be safely rllverYerl, to minimize the potential for future slippage ar erosion related to rnow melt, in the came or adjacent areas along the ridgeline. SCC can not control Mother Nature. In the area of the II-W, where the topography consists of steeply dipping westerly slopes and adversely steep eroded easterly slopes that cut through the geologic bedding, it ie impossible to guazantee infinite stability when dealing wilt melting snow or isolated high intensity rain smrms.