_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981017 (210)

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hired to construct a barbed wire fence around the project area to exclude cattle. The area was also over-seeded at the time of fence construction. Flume Area Reclamation. Demolition of the flume was accomplished during completion of the Bear Creek Project. Additional stabilization of the headward scarp that had formed near the discharge end of the flume was required. Stabilization work conducted as part of the Flume Area Reclamation project included construction of an underdrain system near the toe of the former flume outlet, backfilling and grading of the cut slope, topsoil application, seeding, fertilizing and mulching of the area. A barbed wire fence was constructed around the perimeter of the area to prevent cattle from grazing. This project was accomplished on public lands managed by the U. S. Forest Service. Noxious Weed Control. Noxious weed control work was undertaken to relieve the continuing weed infestation. The work was conducted primarily from the Lamphouse area, easterly along road A through the facilities area, Old Refuse Pile, and the Sutey Refuse Pile areas. Both public and private properties were impacted during this project. Fall Maintenance. Maintenance focused on construction of additional drainage control work on the roads reclaimed in 2000, and repairs to the Sutey Refuse Disposal Area perimeter drainage ditch. 2001 Reclamation Summary Project Acreage Reclaimed Current Ownership Bear Creek Fence 0 Public Flume Area Reclamation 2 Public Noxious Weed Control 0 Public/Private Fall Maintenance 0 Public 2002 Upper Coal Creek Refuse Pile Reclamation. The Upper Coal Creek Refuse Pile Reclamation project was conducted on a coal refuse pile that, while within the Mid Continent permit area, was exempted from reclamation liability as it was not affected by mining operations after July 1977. This facility was located adjacent to Coal Creek near Mine 5. Coal Creek was shifting toward the south, and as a result was beginning to erode the coal refuse. The Inactive Mines Program, using Federal grant money, funded this project. The purpose of the project was to alleviate steep slopes and reduce the potential for a failure of the facility into Coal Creek. Refuse was cut from the north facing slope of the piles, and was hauled to a disposal location constructed approximately two hundred yards south of the creek. Topsoil salvaged during construction of the disposal area was used to cover the remaining coal in the pile, and the refuse placed in the disposal facility. 18