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19 ' expected to be much more favorable than in the upper portion j' where the mine entries and the upper road portion are located. ~' Only the upper part of the connecting road encounters similar conditions as the acces road; our recommendations for this ' i connecting road are identical. I i It can be expected that the cut will be excavated in soils; ~'.• nothing is known about the ground water conditions. We re- ' 1• commend that the cut be again drained so that the saturation of ~; the cut slope is prevented. We feel that a drainage system capable of dewatering to a depth of about ten feet should be ' ~. sufficient to maintain the long-term stability; it should extend i • between the toe and the crest of the cut. Similarly, dewatering ' ~ should prevent saturation of soils below the retaining wall I' I, supporting the fill on the north side of the pad. A good sur- ' face drainage system for the proposed facility is also essential. ', The_shop_and warehouse with the adjoining parking lot have a very similar character to that of the previously discussed i substation; the same criteria can be applied for them. i 1 i, The runoff_pond_$_1_and the fresh water_pond_~_1 are located ------- ---------- ' outside the slide area. At the request of Merrick and Company ~~ representatives, we have inspected the design of the ponds to ' ~; evaluate their potential impact on the slide; we believe that they have no impact on the stability of the old slides above them, i A waste rock conveyor will be built on the steep slope ~ portion of the landslide area between the mine entries and the ' ~~ crest which forms the transition between the slide area and the II large bench above it. The steep slope is marginally stable as it ' ' has been shown in this report, in our progress report and as it is evident from several small failures which developed within ' i this area. __. . I ~.o.,.o.o~~.w..K.