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Bulldog 14ountain Operation Operating Plan Page 5 ~~ redefined as permanent for access to pumping facilities after the construction has been completed. Access to the dam for grouting of seepage will 6e over the existing permanent tailings dam road and on top of the dam structure, Vehicles and construction equipment needing access to the slurry wall and drainage collection trench will include four-wheel drive Vehicles, drill rigs, water trucks, temporary pipelines, dozer backhoe, grader, pumps, dump truck, loader and ancillary.equipment for drilling and mixing slurry. Reclamatinn Land disturbance resulting from the construction activity is grouped into the following areas. Reclamation to be performed in each of the areas, following construction is described. Top of dam. The permanent tailings dam road extends to the top of the dam structure itself for maintenance access to the ex isti.ng tailings line discharge. This ungravelled area is well drained arid has minimal vehicle traffic. Native grasses cover the dam top except in the wheel tracks. The drilling a.nd grouting operation on the top of the dam may result in some damage to the vegetation. In that event, the dam top area will be revegetated so that its future appearance will be unchanged from its present appearance. Slurry wall, drainage trench and retention embankment dam. This area located below the dam toe comprising approximate y~acres will undergo the greatest change from the construction effort. See Figures 3 and 4. All topsoil removed through required excavation will be stockpiled and used to redress the top and back slopes of the retention embankment which over- lays the slurry wall. Temporary construction roadways and fill excavation pits will be reshaped fora pleasing appearance. Except for the drainage trench, the riprapped retention dam embankment, and the spillway, the entire area will be re-seeded with native vegetation under Forest Service specifications. Interceptor trench. The existing dam interceptor trench will be extended f~~,~ on both sides of the dam structure so that the intercepted surface run- off will flow below tfie new retention embankment dam. Total extension will amount to 1400 feet.