2006-05-31_REVISION - M2001088 (2)

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9 Will the topsoil and overburden stockpile stabilization seed mix be the same as the permanent seed mix? It a temporary, fast growing and vigorous species is proposed to protect these slockpdes, please provide the temporary seed mix and application specifications 10. Response acceptable. Exhibit E • Reclamation Plan 11. Response acceptable. 12. Response acceptable. 13. Exhibit E specifies that a two foot deep retention pond would be used for slormwaler control, while the response to this issue in the adequacy response letter indicates a three fool deep pond would be used. Please clarify this discrepancy and provide specifications of the 10 year 24 hour storm event. Include calculated volumes of water that will find iCs way to the detention pond during the 10 yr124 hr event, 14. AS specified in the 110c permit, please include seed bed tilling, fertilizer type, application rate and application method, application of certified weed free hay mulch at a rate of 1 ton per acre anchored in by chmping. 15, Response acceptable. Exhibit F -Reclamation Plan Map 16. Please revise the Reclamation plan map so the ten foot topographic lines tie in to existing adjacent topographic lines. It appears that an area on the south side of Unit 1 will be steeper than a 2:1 grade. This is acceptable only if this area was not disturbed by mining operations, or a demonstration of stability for these over•steepened slopes is submitted. 17. Response acceptable. Exhibit H -Wildlife Information 18, Response acceptable. Exhibit J -Vegetation Information 19. Response acceptable. Exhibit L -Reclamation Costs 20. Please indicate push/haul distances, volumes to be moved, and slope grade factors for each task 21 Please revise this exhibit to account for required changes made to the reclamation plan in addressing these remaining comments including grading, topsoil tilling, and associated revegetalion tasks.