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Reclamation of the Old Refuse Disposal Area included removal of remnant concrete conveyor belt foundations, grading of the coal refuse to achieve a stable landform, application of twenty inches of topsoil, and construction of run-off conveyance ditches, and seed, fertilizer and mulch application. At the time that this work was completed, the Sutey Disposal Area property was owned by Mid Continent Resources. Subsequent to completion of the reclamation work, the U. S. Forest Service acquired this property. The portions of the Old Refuse Disposa[ Area that were reclaimed by DRMS are public lands managed by the U. S. Forest Service. 1995 Reclamation Summary Pro'ect Acrea a Reclaimed Current Ownershi Mine 3 Reclamation 17 Public Mine 4 Reclamation 9 Public Waste Piles 22 Public /Private Dutch Creek Flume Re air 0 Subsequentl Removed S ring Maintenance 0 Public /Private 1996 Sorine Maintenance. Roadside ditches and associated culverts were cleaned to pass flows expected during summer thundershowers. Other on site berms and ditches were maintained as necessary. A pond located near the northerly margin of the Old Refuse Pile was maintained as the primary spillway had become clogged, threatening the stability of the pond embankment. Rock Duma Reclamation. The Rock Tunnel Waste Pile is located south of Dutch Creek near the former location of the Rock Tunnels and the Lamphouse. This is an approximately seventeen-acre area that is constructed of waste rock materials generated during construction of the twin Rock Tunnels. The facility also housed a solid waste disposal azea near the upper, central portion of the Rock Dump. The solid waste had been covered by waste rock by Mid Continent Resources prior to DRMS beginning reclamation work. Although this facility was constructed in a valley bottom adjacent to Dutch Creek, little topsoil was available on-site for cover. Approximately three acres of this facility had been previously reclaimed by Mid Continent Resources. Reclamation consisted of grading the pile to facilitate long term geomorphic stability, construction of two run-on diversion ditches, and arun-off conveyance ditch, placement of approximately fifteen inches of a dirt cover, and seed, fertilizer and mulch application. The waste rock material in the pile was fairly coarse, so a cover material to promote revegetation was desirable. Because little topsoil was available, dirt was imported to the facility. This dirt was cut from the outside (fill) slopes of Road B, as a precursor to the