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Paragraph 3 "Will all slurry walls be installed for Stages 2-5 at the same time prior to mining, or in <br />sequence prior to disturbing a specific Stage? " <br />Applicant's Response: <br />Slurry walls for mining Stages 2-5 will be installed at the same time prior to mining. <br />6.4.5 EXHIBIT E-Reclamation Plan <br />"The plan as submitted does not specify the thickness of topsoil to be replaced in areas above the <br />post-reclamation water level. Because the site should have a large surplus of salvaged topsoil, the <br />Division would recommend at least a minimum of 12 inches of topsoil be replaced. " <br />All Pit Perimeter slopes will be no steeper than 3H: 1 V. <br />Applicant's Response: <br />A minimum of 12 inches of topsoil will be placed over affected lands during reclamation. <br />"Also no information is given as to the size and type of trees that will be replaced in the Stage I area <br />to correspond with those shown on the Reclamation Plan Map, please provide this information. <br />Applicant's Response: <br />No existing trees in Stage 1 will be removed during mining. Trees and shrubs shown on the <br />Reclamation Plan drawing are for graphic purposes only. Typically, volunteer cottonwoods, peach <br />leaf willows and coyote willows colonize wash fines settling ponds. The Applicant proposes to use <br />colonized trees and shrubs as part of the reclamation of Stage 1. <br />6.4.6 EXHIBIT G- Water Information <br />Paragraph I "Please specify where the additional monitoring wells described in Section 8.2 will be <br />installed. " <br />Applicant's Response: <br />The location of the additional ground water monitoring wells is shown on the attached revised <br />Mining Plan drawing (Exhibit "D"). <br />Paragraph 2 "Please be aware that you will need to commit to not exposing groundwater until the <br />Substitute Supply Plan is approved... " <br />3/3/2009