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ENVIRONMENT, INC. APRIL 4, 2001 PAGE 4 reached. Remember PS&G plans to create the slopes as mining progresses to keep the amount of backfilling necessary to a minimum. Only the actual working face would need sloping as explained in Exhibit S so the inert material would be placed before the dredge shaped the slope. In the case of bank armoring the material would be placed after sloping is com- plete. Since dewatering of large areas is not allowed at this time it would not be practical to build slopes with the inert material. 7. I respectfully disagree with your statement that the soils report indicates there is 12" of topsoil on the site. The information presented by Mr. Norman Wells in his letter did not name a specific topsoil depth for the mine site. The supporting data sheets he provided are general soil descrip- tions for the entire county and are not site specific. The soils depth, from site specific observations, was stated on page 12 paragraph 4 of the application and in part states ". . average salvageable soil depth is 4 to 6 inches ". This was a stated average intended to indicate there where areas with more and less topsoil. For example, most of the circle area in Sharkey's Lake, the Bluffs Lake and the High- lands Lake areas contain little or no topsoil material. The application then noted: "Never-the-less, what soils can be salvaged will be stockpiled in perimeter areas and used in resoiling when final grading is completed. There appears to be more than adequate soils to meet the demand." As noted in response #6 above, any resoiling to be done on areas where inert material is used as fill will have a minimum of 12 of topsoil placed over a base layer of finer materials. On slopes that do not contain inert material, PS&G will place an average of 6 inches as described in the application. B. All ditches that are to be mined thru and are internal to the site and do not serve adjacent property owners. 9. I understand this statement and refer you to the discussion in my letter of March 30, 2001 addressing this point. 10. Attached is a large scale version of this map for your file. There was a mistake in the legend that appeared to show the cross hatched area as you describe. When the map was prepared the background information was toned down so they did not clash with the wetland delineation being shown on the map. The legend was toned down inadvertently when printed and this is corrected on the attached map. I have enclosed, copies of two letters from Mr. Tim Carry of the US Army Corps of Engi- neers clarifying 404 permitting requirement in the first 15 to 20 year of the mine life and addressing the new road location, for the file. The key statement to your request for placing 404 permitting requirements in the permit is "If the reclamation plan re-