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Site Reclamation Activity <br /> April 1999 - March 2000 <br /> Page 3 <br /> 1) annual site cleanup. <br /> 2) maintenance and possibly improvement of stormwater drainage <br /> controls. <br /> 3) maintenance and operation of the water treatment system <br /> including the Cement Creek diversion in compliance with the <br /> CDPS Permit and related Consent Decree. It is planned to <br /> suspend diversion and treatment of Cement Creek for at least <br /> a portion of the 2000 reporting year. The capability of <br /> diverting and treating Cement Creek will be maintained. Water <br /> from the lower American Tunnel will be treated according to <br /> the terms of the CDPS discharge permit. <br /> 4) monitoring and maintenance of revegetated areas. <br /> TERRY TUNNEL AREA - Plate No. 2 <br /> During the 1999 reporting year, no additional acreage was disturbed <br /> or reclaimed. The 1. 65 acres planted in 1995 exhibited <br /> improvements in growth. It appears that some vegetation will be <br /> established by this effort. <br /> Activity at this site consisted of; <br /> 1) site clean-up. <br /> 2) inspection of the tunnel bulkhead and monitoring for portal <br /> flow according to the terms of the Consent Decree, CDPS <br /> discharge permit and MLR Permit M-77-378, TR-14 . Due to <br /> above normal precipitation, near surface flows from the tunnel <br /> were higher than normal and exceeded the evaporation and <br /> infiltration loses from the ponds. In order to maintain a no <br /> discharge status, water from the ponds was pumped into the <br /> mine pool through the Terry Tunnel bulkhead pipe. The average <br /> pump rate from June through October was 7 gpm. <br /> 3) monitoring of the planted side-slopes. <br /> Activities planned for 2000 are; <br /> 1) inspection and monitoring of the tunnel bulkhead and for <br /> portal flow and pump back, through the bulkhead, enough water <br /> to maintain a no discharge status, if needed. <br /> 2) monitoring and maintenance of the planted side-slopes. <br />