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ENVIRONMENT, INC. APRIL 4. 2001 PAGE 5 quires replacement of wetlands. ." The proposed reclama- tion plan does not incorporate replacing wetlands at this time since there are no wetland areas in the places where mining will take place over the first 20 plus years. Replacement wetlands, under 404 rules, are not a reclamation project, but are rather a mitigation and reconstruction requirement of a 404 permit. PS6G will follow the jurisdictional agency's rules when and if they remove wetland areas. M.L.R.B. Rules and Regulations do not cover wetland removal methods and mitiga- tion nor can the Division enforce another agency's rules. As I understand it, the Division can only advise an operator that they have to comply with another agency's rules and if they fail to comply, then the Division can take action against them for not complying. But in this case, if PS&G is in compliance with 404 requirements, then the M.L.R.B. has no jurisdiction to require PS&G to include wetland mitigation projects in the reclamation plan, 11. Responses to their comments follow this text. 12. So noted. I will review your number when we receive them. Memo From Tom Schreiaer: 1. The excavation limits are shown as cross hatched areas on the revised copy of the Mining Plan Map. Due to the scale neces- sary for the map any dimensions would be so small as to be unreadable. The setbacks can be scaled from these maps since they vary and the written text supports or qualifies what the map shows. Placing product, topsoil and overburden (none on this site) locations on this map would at best be a guess and could only be done at the time shown on the map. PS&G has committed to stockpiling topsoil around the perimeter of the mined area within 500 feet of where it is needed. In most cases PS&G will be stripping and resoiling at the same time to avoid moving material twice. In this case, only the topsoil pile adjacent to the Plant site would exist. I request that this requirement be waved since it has been adequately ad- dressed in the application and this text. 9. Platte Sand b Gravel LLC is requesting that the recommendation to minimize impacts during dewatering from the Leonard Rice Consultants letter be incorporated in the mining and reclama- tion plans. PS&G will commit to following the recommendations as the mine develops. Specifically, mining in each dewatering area will begin in early~.ummer s_o that aqu~,~g_r dewatering is complete prior to_the next irrigation season. Mining in each lake area will be done as far from off site wells as possible and as close to the river as practical for the lake area development. PS&G understands the requirement to submit an additional hydrologic assessment if changes to the dewater plan are necessary. They understand that the Division will determine the permit modification method upon reviewing the