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Phase III of the proposed waste pile plan consists of a plan to fill the drainage sepazating <br />East and West Ridges, as well as the imposition of additional 530,000 cubic yards of <br />material on top of the original Phase I and II waste piles. This is projected to occur over <br />a life span of thirty-six (36) additional years. The total life of the three phases will be <br />forty-eight (48) years and encompass the disposal of 720,500 cubic yards of processed <br />waste. <br />The Division has approved Phase I of the proposed waste structure. Phase I contains <br />sufficient waste disposal azea to accommodate the none's waste production during the <br />next five to eight yeazs. However, Phases II & III of the proposed structure will have to <br />be approved prior to approval of future permit periods. There are several specific <br />aspects of the conceptual plans for Phases II and III which may require significant effort <br />to resolve. The applicant proposes a subdrain to accommodate the surface flow of the <br />ephemeral channel sepazating the East and West Ridges. This subdrain will require <br />considerable geotechnical and hydrogeological justification and specific final engineered <br />design. In addition, stability analyses for Phases II and III will be required prior to <br />approval of either of these facilities in later permit terms. Bowie Resources Limited <br />understands that mining can proceed only as long as a waste disposal site with capacity <br />is available and permitted by the Division. <br />In September 1990, the operator began removing material from [he West Ridge waste <br />pile and distributing it as product to a nearby power plant. This operation ceased in <br />October 1991 after approximately 40,000 cubic yards had been removed. Placement of <br />material onto the West Ridge waste pile resumed in 1992. The pile currently holds <br />approximately 65,000 cubic yards of coal waste material. <br />The operator has placed about 2000 cubic yards of run-of-mine (R.O.M.) coal waste in <br />the former timber storage area. The coal waste in this R.O.M. stockpile is very low <br />quality coal. The operator is planning on disposing this coal waste in an addition to the <br />Wes[ Ridge Waste Pile, called the East Ridge Waste Pile. The designs for the East <br />Ridge Waste Pile have been submitted in Technical Revision No. 29, but have not been <br />approved yet. <br />Reclamation of the waste pile has been and will remain concurrent with its construction. <br />As outlined in Sections 2.05.4(2)(a) and (e), a 3.75-foot non-toxic material/0.75-foot <br />topsoil berm is constructed on the outslopes after completion of each lift. The outslopes <br />are fertilized and seeded each fall. <br />The disposal area will be inspected on a regulaz basis by a qualified professional <br />specialist under the direction of the professional engineer, experienced in construction of <br />similar earth and waste structures. Inspection by this person has been approved by the <br />Division as appropriate (4.10.2(1)). <br />The operation is in compliance with this section. <br />35 <br />