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• d. The 1992 and 1994 volumes for stockpile KK of 1.4 acre-feet <br />are correct. The volume contained in the 1993 report of 14.3 <br />was obviously a typographical error. <br />e. Gary Wendt, Soil Scientist for Peabody Western Coal Company, <br />documented the topsoil salvage depths at 2-w on September 11, <br />1994. Attached are his notes and a copy of the photographs he <br />took at that time. <br />2. As you mentioned the Tie-Across Haul Road stockpiled topsoil <br />volume is adequate for final reclamation. The actual 2-w mine <br />has 407.5 acres disturbed as reported in the 1994 Annual <br />Reclamation Report. This is total acres disturbed through <br />December 31, 1994. To arrive at the actual area requiring <br />topsoil we must adjust this figure for the roads and ponds <br />that are to remain as permanent structures. Sedimentation pond <br />005 (4 .8 acres) and pond 006 (7.9 acres) will be left after <br />final reclamation. Also 26,800 feet of haul road, 30 feet <br />wide, is also to be left as permanent access and untopsoiled <br />(18.5 acres). The permit states we will leave a 20 foot wide <br />road but to allow for a ditch and/or berm we will leave an <br />extra 10 foot untopsoiled, hence the 30 foot width. By <br />subtracting the 31.2 acres to be left untopsoiled from the <br />407.5 disturbed acres you arrive at the total acres requiring <br />topsoil to be 376.3 acres as of December 31, 1994. <br />• Topsoil required to cover 376.3 acres at a depth of 1.3 feet <br />is 489.2 AF. Actual surveyed, June 1995, stockpile volumes at <br />the mine site is 590.3 AF. This results in an abundance of <br />101.1 AF of topsoil. By having this much of a surplus, Seneca <br />believes the current volume can account for losses due to <br />rehandling and compaction. Also as stated earlier, we feel <br />more confident about the volumes being generated from our <br />field surveys of the stockpiles. <br />Since these numbers and balances reflect survey work Seneca <br />crews did in 1995 we are submitting a revised Table 94.1 to be <br />inserted into the 1994 Annual Reclamation Report as a revised <br />table with the footnote to refer to the 1995 Annual <br />Reclamation Report for detailed topsoil balance at the Seneca <br />2-W Mine. <br />• <br />