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,. 1 the pile of gob that was pushed by Burnett into the floodplain and could potentially be Intercepted by Anthracite Creek during a high spring runoff period. If this material could be removed from the floodplain the potential Impact caused by the disturbance at Crystal Meadows could be greatly reduced. Burnett could then reclaim the site when they have completed their work. As for the immediate removal of the gob pile, since Burnett put the material there and since they still have equipment in the area, it appears that the logical solution would be to arrange for Burnett to move the material. It would not have to be hauled away from the site, it could simply be removed from the floodplain area and placed in a less sensitive location until their work is completed. WSC feels it would be appropriate for the CMLRD to arrange with the State Highway Dept. to have the material moved. WSC would then be happy to provide Burnett Construction with a plan for proper placement of the waste material, reconstruction of WSC's dike, and an ap-,roprlate seed mix for reclamation. 2. If the material that has been placed 1n the floodplain cannot be relocated on the site, it could perhaps be diked to prevent contact with Anthracite Creek for the one season that the material would be exposed. The dike could be constructed using a fine woven filter fabric material nearest to the gob pile. A row or two of sandbags would be placed adjacent to the filter fabric followed by large riprap material available at the site. WSC feels this solution would be more costly and not as effective as removing the material from the floodplain. 3. A third alternative would be to remove the material from the Crystal Meadows site and haul it to an approved disposal area such as the Hotchkiss landfill. WSC does not feel the cost of this undertaking would be reasonable or justified considering that the area will be reclaimed later this year and the problem abated on-site. 4. Given the current agreement between the landowner and Burnett Construction, it would be impossible at this time to remove all of the gob material that has been exposed to surface runoff. Aside from the gob pile that has been placed 1n the floodplain, there are two other areas of exposure to surface runoff. Burnett scraped off the surface material and stockpiled 1t adjacent to the cleared area. This action removed all of WSC's previous reclamation efforts on a portion of the site and resulted 1n the gob material being placed at the top of the stockpiled material. A portion of the new working surface being used by Burnett is exposed gob. "Clean" fill could be taken from another portion of the site and placed over the gob to minimize the impact from surface runoff. Infiltration to the groundwater could still potentially result until the site 1s fully reclaimed; however, considering the limited scope and duration of the disturbance, the potential impact to the local hydrology does not appear to be significant.