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_P7_ XIV, Prime Farmland - Rules 2.04:12, 2.06,6 and 4.25 Based on information provided by the applicant on page 2.04,12 and Division contact with the U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service, the Division finds that there are no prime farmland soils within the permit area, The Division finds the operation in compliance with Rules 2.07,6(2)(k) with regard to prime farmlands, The operation is in compliance with the requirements of this section, XY, Operations Description - Rules 2.05.2, 2,05.3(1), 2.05.3(2) and 4.01 The Division has reviewed the information provided by the applicant in Section D of the pernit application, Mining at the Bourg Strip Mine ceased in 1987. Walden Coal Company is now actively reclaiming 100 acres of disturbance at the mine site and at the North gate loadout. The operation is found to be in compliance with the requirements of this section. XVI. Explosives - Rules 2,05,3(6) and 4,08 The Division has reviewed the information submitted by the applicant on page D-3 of the permit application. Since the operation is in a final reclamation phase, blasting will not be necessary, The applicant is in compliance with the requirements of this section. XVII. Backfillinc and Gradino - Rules 2,05.3(3), 2.05,3(9), 2,05,4 (2)ta The Division has reviewed the application for compliance, Pertinent information can be found in Sections D, F, and Appendix J of the permit application. Appendix J of the amended permit application was prepared for the operator by Dames and Moore, Inc., and is entitled "Engineering and I{ydrological Data Supplement for East Dump". This report presents the results of a hydrologic and geotechnical evaluation of the East dump proposed for permanent construction at the Bourg Strip Mine. The report includes a geotechnical evaluation of the foundation site, including materials strength testing and a stability analysis of the proposed pile configuration. This analysis, prepared in keeping with the prudent state-of-the-art of slope stability analysis, determines that even if the pile's material were saturated, a static slope safety factor of 1.5 could be achieved,