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control ditches or terracing proposed for the reclaimed slopes. Please submit post-mining <br />contours that have contours that more closely resemble the approximate original contours, <br />4.14.2(1). <br />Response - Map 2.05.4-1 has been revised to address these issues. <br />4. Three cross sections'have been provided on Map 2.05.4-1, depicting the pre-mining ground <br />surface and the proposed post-mining surface. <br />a) Each of the sections provided runs East-West. Please add at least one cross section <br />which runs North-South across the permit area. <br />b) Please incorporate an additional line into each of the sections which depicts the <br />anticipated limits of the mining-related excavation. <br />Response -A new map, Map 2.05.4-2, is being submitted that shows four cross <br />sections to address these issues. <br />5. The cross sections provided on Map 2.05.4-1 do not appear to completely portray the lateral <br />limits of the permit area. Please extend the limits of the cross sections to clearly show the <br />County Roads adjacent to the mining; the right-of-way; any buffer (25 feet?) between the <br />disturbed area and the right-of-way; and the location of the Haul Roads. <br />Response - Map 2.05.4-1 has been revised and Map 2.05.4-2 has been created to address <br />these issues. <br />2.05.4(2)(d) - Removal, storage and redistribution of topsoil and subsoil <br />1. PAP section 2.05.4(2)(d) page 13 contains the statement, "The actual amount of topsoil <br />salvage has been less than the amount estimated in the soil survey." Please explain why this <br />has been the case in the New Horizon No. 2 Mine. Is this due to poor salvage technique, <br />poor soil resource evaluation, poor topsoil storage methods, or some other explanation? The <br />Division is concerned that WFC does not explain topsoil volume shortfall. Please provide <br />an explanation of this statement and how plans to rectify this problem. <br />Response -As discussed in the February 11, 2011 meeting with DRMS, the referenced <br />statement will be removed from the text. <br />2. In PAP section 2.05.4(2)(d) pages 14 and 15, WFC states that they will replace topsoil on the <br />contour except on "steep" slopes. Please provide a definition of what WFC defines as <br />"steep" slopes. <br />Response - Steep slopes as used in the existing NH2 Mine Permit and as used in the NHN <br />Mine Permit Application refers to slopes that are 20 percent or greater in slope. This is <br />consistent with the term as defined in the regulations at Section 1.04(125). <br />3. Please provide an explanation of how mixing topsoil and subsoil together complies with <br />section 34-33-120(2)(e) of the Act. <br />Response to First Adequacy Review Page 39