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already installed, and other reclamation measures that have already been completed. Please <br />respond. <br />6.4.5 EXHIBIT E -Reclamation Plan <br />3. The applicant mentions in the "Amendment Overview" that the revised reclamation plan <br />includes backfilling some of the existing pond azeas and that they plan to partially backfill ce119 <br />with excess overburden and inert fill materials. However, the Division's 10/09/02 inspection <br />report indicates that pits/ponds 3-6 act as a series of siltation and water supply ponds that will <br />eventually be filled with fines and converted to wetland habitat, and that pidpond 14 will be <br />filled with fines and converted to wetland habitat. Please clarify which of these ponds will be <br />backfilled, topsoiled, and seeded with a grass mix and which of these ponds will be reclaimed to <br />wetlands. The applicant will need to provide a wetlands grading and revegetation plan for any <br />such ponds that will be reclaimed to wetlands. Please address. <br />4. The applicant mentions in the "Reclamation Plan" that there aze eleven lakes including the <br />azea being mined and there are two additional proposed lakes. The Division's 10/09/02 <br />inspection report indicates that cells 1,2,7,9,12,13, &15 will remain as ground water ponds and <br />are well vegetated with perennial grasses and trees. Please indicate if the observations made in <br />the Division's inspection report are still accurate: Please indicate the status of the remaining <br />ponds. Please indicate whether there aze any existing cells that require topsoiling and <br />revegetation. Please respond. <br />5. The applicant mentions in the "Reclamation Plan" that excess overburden from cell 9 will be <br />backfilled into the excavated azea and that excess overburden from the mining of ce118 will be <br />backfilled into ce119. In conformance with Rule 6.4.4(d), please indicate the maximum volume <br />of overburden that will be stockpiled at the site for eventual backfilling into ce118 andlor 9. <br />Please respond. <br />6. The applicant mentions in the "Reclamation Plan" that the settling ponds on the South Side of <br />the river will be filled with process fines from the gravel wash plan and will be reclaimed by <br />seeding grass as originally specified. Please clarify whether these ponds will be reclaimed to <br />wetlands with wetland vegetation or whether they will be dried, topsoiled, and revegetated with a <br />grass seed mix. Also, please indicate the acreage of these ponds. Please respond. <br />7. The applicant mentions in the "Reclamation Plan" that waste concrete, inert fill, and non- <br />marketable fine material from off-site is being backfilled into the waste concrete and inert fill <br />azea. In conformance with Rule 3.1.5(9)(b), please indicate the maximum volume of such <br />material to be stored on site for eventual backfilling. Please respond. <br />8. The applicant mentions that there aze approximately 3 acres of pit bank slope and 16 acres of <br />backfill azeas and overburden storage that will be reseeded. Given the list of possible grass <br />species to be used during final reclamation, the Division recommends use of the following mix: <br />