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Rule 6.4.5 Exhibit E-Reclamation Plan <br />6. Please be aware that the County pit is located within the original Hews permit area. The Division <br />approved TR-01 on March 16, 2001 that clarified the permit boundary area for the site. The County <br />pit is located within the permit azea. Please see attached approval letter and map. Please incorporate <br />this azea in the mining and reclamation maps and provide a description of this azea in the plans. <br />The Division requested information regarding surface water drainage of the 184-acre pit. <br />The applicant states that the operators have not observed any significant accumulations of water in the <br />existing pit during 20+ years of operations. The pit during that period of time has been less than 9,9 <br />acres in size, so little accumulation of water is understandable. However, a pit 184-acres in size is <br />more prone to capturing water via precipitation and drainage into the pit. in addition, water <br />accumulating in the pit may breach at a ]ow area and result in off-site impacts. The applicant will <br />need to further demonstrate that water will not accumulate in the lower portions of the pit or address <br />how water accumulating in the pit will be released to the stream system within 72 hours or make <br />replacements for evaporation. <br />Rule 6.4.7 Exhibit G- Water Information <br />8. It was noted during the inspection that groundwater elevations do not correlate with the contour <br />intervals provided on the mining and reclamation plan maps. The following inconsistencies were <br />noted; <br />Well Number Contour Interval <br />of well feet Recorded GPS level <br />of well feet Difference (ft) <br />MWl 8656 8620.7 35.3 <br />MW2 8556 8512.7 43.3 <br />MW3 8600 8565.5 34.5 <br />MW4 8546 8500.5 45.5 <br />MWS 8550 8533.4 16.6 <br />There appears to be a difference in groundwater monitoring elevation points ranging from 16.6 feet to <br />45.5 feet. Because the depth of the mining operation heavily depends on the depth of groundwater, it <br />is necessary that the applicant clarify these discrepancies. Once the elevation of the monitoring wells <br />can be determined, then the depth of mining can be established for the site. <br />9. The applicant states that Well #3 will be monitored until mining activities require its closure and <br />demolition. Please further explain at what point in time the monitoring well will be discontinued due <br />to the mining operations. <br />10. Please provide a reclamation plan for the five monitoring wells located on site. Please include the <br />depth of wells, diameter of the wells and how the wells were completed. This will assist the Division <br />in determining a fatal cost of reclamation. <br />11. With the results of the new groundwater elevations discussed above, please describe any possible <br />impacts to the 5 springs noted on site and impacts to their associated users. <br />Rule 6.4.8 Exhibit H- Wildlife Information <br />12. Section (1) (c) requires the ApplicanUOperator to included the presence and estimated population of <br />threatened or endangered species from either federal or state lists. In that the area and the habitat <br />present on the proposed site may likely be home to federally listed species, it is necessary for the <br />Division to receive a letter from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service an/or the Division of Wildlife <br />indicating that the mining plan has clearance through them prior to approval of the permit. Please <br />