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Reclamation of the Old Refuse Disposal Area included removal of remnant concrete <br /> conveyor belt foundations, grading of the coal refuse to achieve a stable landform, <br /> application of twenty inches of topsoil, and construction of run-off conveyance ditches, <br /> and seed, fertilizer and mulch application. <br /> At the time that this work was completed, the Sutey Disposal Area property was owned <br /> by Mid Continent Resources. Subsequent to completion of the reclamation work, the U. <br /> S. Forest Service acquired this property. The portions of the Old Refuse Disposal Area <br /> that were reclaimed by DRMS are public lands managed by the U. S. Forest Service. <br /> 1995 Reclamation Summary <br /> Project Acreage Reclaimed Current Ownership <br /> Mine 3 Reclamation 17 Public <br /> Mine 4 Reclamation 9 Public <br /> Waste Piles 22 Public /Private <br /> Dutch Creek Flume Repair 0 Subsequently Removed <br /> Spring Maintenance 0 Public /Private <br /> 1996 <br /> Spring Maintenance. Roadside ditches and associated culverts were cleaned to pass <br /> flows expected during summer thundershowers. Other on site berms and ditches were <br /> maintained as necessary. A pond located near the northerly margin of the Old Refuse <br /> Pile was maintained as the primary spillway had become clogged, threatening the <br /> stability of the pond embankment. <br /> Rock Dump Reclamation. The Rock Tunnel Waste Pile is located south of Dutch Creek <br /> near the former location of the Rock Tunnels and the Lamphouse. This is an <br /> approximately seventeen-acre area that is constructed of waste rock materials generated <br /> during construction of the twin Rock Tunnels. The facility also housed a solid waste <br /> disposal area near the upper, central portion of the Rock Dump. The solid waste had <br /> been covered by waste rock by Mid Continent Resources prior to DRMS beginning <br /> reclamation work. Although this facility was constructed in a valley bottom adjacent to <br /> Dutch Creek, little topsoil was available on-site for cover. Approximately three acres of <br /> this facility had been previously reclaimed by Mid Continent Resources. <br /> Reclamation consisted of grading the pile to facilitate long term geomorphic stability, <br /> construction of two run-on diversion ditches, and a run-off conveyance ditch, placement <br /> of approximately fifteen inches of a dirt cover, and seed, fertilizer and mulch application. <br /> The waste rock material in the pile was fairly coarse, so a cover material to promote <br /> revegetation was desirable. Because little topsoil was available, dirt was imported to the <br /> facility. This dirt was cut from the outside (fill) slopes of Road B, as a precursor to the <br /> 6 <br />