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Mike Boulay <br />Rule 2.05.4(2)(e) Revegetation Plan <br />67. Narrative regarding the schedule of revegetation indicates that the time frame for <br />revegetation could vary from as little as five years to more than 10 years. The <br />intended meaning of this statement is not clear. Please provide language to clarify <br />that permanent revegetation would be conducted during the 3 or 4 year <br />following permanent cessation of operations, to be consistent with the reclamation <br />schedule in 2.05.4(2)(a). <br />CAM Response: Please see revised page 2.05 -31. <br />-28- July 8, 2011 <br />Division Response: The text in section 2.05.4(2)(e)(i) states "The time frame for <br />the revegetation could vary from as little as five years to more than ten years. <br />Permanent revegetation would be conducted during the 3rd and 4 year following <br />permanent cessation of operations." It is unclear how the meaning of the first <br />sentence relates to the second sentence. Section 2.05.4(2)(e)(i) states that <br />reclamation of the site will take four years. Please clarify what the five to ten <br />year time frame is, how it relates to the four year reclamation plan and the <br />definition /difference between revegetation and permanent revegetation. <br />CAM - The five to ten year time frame was meant to estimate the longevity of the <br />loadout, as little as five year to over 10 years. The statement was deleted from <br />page 2.05 -33. <br />68. Division Response: Response accepted. <br />69. Division Response: Response accepted. <br />70. For the 22 -acre of barren /sterile disturbed soils, what type of amendment or <br />alternative surfacing is proposed? <br />CAM Response: Please see section 2.05.4(1) for discussion. <br />Division Response: Section 2.05.4(1) — The Division agrees with CAM to waive <br />the revegetation requirement in the industrial areas (shown on map 7) due the fact <br />that the pre- and post- mining land use is industrial and the pre- existing condition is <br />void of vegetation, making the likelihood of establishing a protective vegetative <br />cover unreasonable. However, without adequate vegetative cover, long -term <br />erosion control within the industrial area needs to be addressed. The text states <br />that erosion caused by water will be controlled by "restoring the land to the <br />approximate original contour [which] will minimize or eliminate erosion" because <br />the "existing berms contain most of the precipitation that falls on the industrial <br />area." Erosion due to wind is not addressed in this section. Please reference <br />Rule 4.17 — Air Resource Protection and the appropriate measures that will <br />be implemented to control wind erosion and air quality. Section <br />2.05.6(2)(a)(ii) states that the evaporation ponds will be covered with 6 inches <br />