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To the best of our knowledge, the developer who is considering turning the site into a choice high technology industrial site is still working on that plan and attempting to find financing for the project. However, because there have been considerable delays in bringing that project to fruition, Castle Concrete has decided to proceed with their plan while keeping the development plan in the back scenes of the reclamation plan implementation. ITEM 3.) A ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT STORAGE AREA HAVE BEEN CON'STRUCTUED WITHIN THE DRAINAGE BELOW THE SITE. THE OPERATOR STATED THAT DRAINAGE CONROL IS A PROBLEM. RESPONSE: The equipment storage area was built long before there was any concern over reclamation and has never hindered the drainage of the areas surrounding the site. In fact, the drainages surrounding the site have caused considerable problems with erosion of the storage area. By placing sufficient fill on the site and berms around the perimeter the runoff has been diverted around the storage yard without causing any significant harm to the drainages themselves. The problems encountered with drainage are only a problem after thunderstorms that drop over an inch of rain in about a half hour. However, as is stated in the permit, the drainage problems have only been severe in one instance. This was when a heavy thunderstorm struck the top of the quarry at a time when drainage control measures had not been built on the upper quarry dipslope. These measures were not constructed at the request of the Division of Mined Land Reclamation. As a result of not having proper controls in the source area ( the upper quarry) damages to equipment and facilities amounted to about $65,000. Since the drainage control measures were installed, there have not been any severe problems even though the quarry has been struck with similar storms. Drainage is a problem as it always is at the juncture of several major drainages, but it is not unmanageable even though the management methods appear to be somewhat undesirable. If one considers the alternatives to the current method of drainage control it becomes clear that a design similar to what is used at the Pikeview Quarry would not only be uneconomic, but would also be considerable overkill considering the frequency of occurrence of severe drainage difficulties. ITEM 4.) THE SEDIMENT CONTROL DAM CONSTRUCTED BELOW THE SITE IS WORKING EFFECTI\`ELY. THIS POND SHOULD BE CLEANED OLrp WHEN ACCESSIBLE, SEDIMENT SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF WITH [JASTE ROCK OR IF FEASIBLE USED IN RECLAPITION. TESTS SHOULD BE RUN TO DETERMINE IF THE REMOVED SEDIMENT WOULD BE ADEQUATE GROWTH MEDIUM. THE DAh1 APPEARS TO HAVE NEVER BEEN FULLY CONSTRUCTED, RIPRAP AND ROCK WASTE ARE PILED ON TOP OF THE DAM. RECENT DUMPING OF CONSTRUCTION [JASTE HAD OCCURRED. MINE RELATED TRASH (NON-TOXIC OR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS) CAN BE DISPOSED OF AT THE MINE SITE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PERMIT. 5