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if they don't work for tree growth (which !s a possibility, since the Joints In the sandstone floor might be open enough to drain the reservoir createdi, they will be even more effective In runoff retardation. Perhaps a more successful location Por the trees wl1.l be on the benches. HOLNAM commits to trying seedlings In all likely places, and by use of the demonstrably successful locations, will leave 3-year old tree growth at least as dense in the area as occurs naturally. The design of the tree pads Ls intended to intercept and trap water. The Dlvlslon request to facilitate the settling of topsoil floes Into the voids negates that purpose. 11. The Divisions arbitrary request, No. 11, that a tree pad be installed and planted no later than July 31, 1994, is In direct contradiction with Dlvlslon Request No. 10, which requests that topsoil and fine material on the tree pads be allowed to settle for a couple of years before planting. It also ignores the facts of the site. As stated In the original application, there will be no sites available for permanent reclamation for about two years. Attached is F"'~'2111ustrating the current location of the limestone to be mined in Phase 1, and the outline of the flyrock zone using a conservative 50 yards distance In front of the blasts (and I would refuse to sit anywhere near that close). As shown on the plan, the first tree pad which can be installed on the strike ~~f the formation, and which will have a reasonable drainage area above It to supply water, is still two-thirds unmined, with the remaining third in the flyrock zone:. This area will be cleared within the next two years, and reclamation by tree pad can be begun by that time. IJo effective tree pads can be installed before that tlm~;. 12. As stated In the Addendum, the maximum disturbance before reclamation !s started will be limited to 35 acres, that ls, the present 30 acres of Phase 1, which, as shown above cannot 6e reclaimed yet, plus 5 acres of road <ind stripping into Phase 2, so that the limestone mining operation can continue without Lnterruptlon when Pha:,e 1 is completed. Thts disturbance will all be maJor disturbance. As soon as the limestone mining is completed in Phase 1, Reclamation Area 1, shown on ttie Reclamation Sequence drawing can enter the reclamation process, and start reducing the area not under reclamation. See R~claw.a't,o~. SeSue~-~-s If you have any questions or comments, please call. Sincerely, lea ~ ~ ~-~sca s. y