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Description of the Operation and Reclamation Plans The Edna Mine was a surface mine utilizing area strip methods. The mining process included clearing of vegetation, topsoil removal, overburden blasting and removal, and coal blasting and removal. Reclamation of the mined areas was concurrent with mining and included backfilling, grading, topsoil redistribution,and vegetation reestablishment. Mining ceased in Decemberof 1995, and the majority of the required reclamation took place in 1996. Operations over the next permit term includes completion of required reclamation, and maintenance of the reclaimed azeas. Backfilling and grading of the West Ridge final pit area was completed in 1995. Construction of a system of terraces and check dams, the "West Ridge Hydrologic Reconstruction", was also completed in 1995. In the Fall of 1995, most of the West Ridge areas which were to receive topsoil were covered, and the area seeded in a cover crop of winter wheat. In 1996, topsoil redistribution was finished on a few remaining azeas, and the entire West Ridge azea was contour furrowed and seeded with the approved.permanent rangeland seed mix. The final pit of the Moffat area was backfilled and regraded in 1996. A modified post-mining topography for this area was approved in May of 1996 (Technical Revision 34) and implemented in the final grading of the area. The modifications included construction of a drainage in the final pit area, and rerouting minor drainages to accommodate the permanent status of the Moffat pond and lower access road. Topsoil was also redistributed in 1996, the area contour furrowed, and seeded with the approved rangeland seed mix. All facilities and structures were removed in 1996, with the exception of the office, truck bam, bath house, shop/maintenance building, and fuel pumps and tanks. Permanent retention of these structures is currently being reviewed by the Division (Technical Revision 36). Should permanent retention not be approved, P&M will remove these structures. All roads which were previously approved for permanent retention were partially reclaimed in 1996. The running width of the roads was reduced to 20', and the remainder of the road surface reclaimed. Reclamation of these areas included removal and relocation of the gravel surfacing, regrading to blend with surrounding topography, topsoil redistribution when available, contour furrowing, and seeding. P&M has not yet reclaimed the lower Moffat road, Old Tipple Access Road, and the Oak Creek Entrance Road, and will be requesting their retention as permanent roads. Should the request not be approved, the roads will be reclaimed. All other roads requiring total reclamation were completed in 1996. The facilitiesazea pond was regraded in 1996. The pond had been utilized to treat runoff from the upper mine facilities, which will now be treated by the Center Ridge pond. Since the Center Ridge, West Ridge, and Moffat ponds aze approved as permanent structures, only the Tipple azea ponds remain to be reclaimed. Reclamation of the Tipple ponds will be delayed until the disturbed area draining to the pond no longer produces sediment in excess ofpre-mining levels or that of adjacent undisturbed areas. Edna Mine 9 Pcrmit Renewal No. 3