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thickness. These stakes will be removed during the sampling of Loft B Topsoil/Bench 1 Substitute Subsoil <br />that takes place as a part of topsoil after all subsoil has been placed on a 10 acre area. This <br />same procedure will be repeated for Lift AiMixed TopsoiF topsoil (Lift A over the - saneareasMixed . <br />Each topsoil and subsoil lift will be placed at its final thickness over whatever area a single truck load can <br />cover at a given time. When an truck load is dumped onto an area, the dozer operator will only spread the <br />material out over an area that can be covered at the required thickness. This will minimize compaction, <br />since the dozer will not be retreading over previously placed material to place a new layer. This process <br />will take place tw ce over Prime Farmland areas due to the two separate lifts of scil. <br />Non-nr'rne farrn'amd! Placerrent of single lift soils on non-prime farniland VV411 follow the same proce <br />for each lift placed. <br />11.0 Topsoil Replacement <br />The topsoil replacement for the mine is divided into the three original topsoil study areas. These are <br />discussed in the following subsections. <br />11.1 Topsoil Replacement - 1988 and 1995 Studv Areas (East of 2700 Road <br />These study areas are located east of 2700 Road. As of February, 2008, this area has been stripped, <br />replaced and reclaimed. The various tracts had different topsoil placement thicknesses depending upon <br />landowner and land use. The material replaced, as reported in the Annual Reports, is shown on Map <br />2.05.4 -4. As is seen from the Map, most of the area was stripped and replaced in 2 lifts. In some cases, <br />the combined lift thickness is reported on the Map. <br />During the topsoil stripping, a deficit was encountered in the amount stripped compared to the amount <br />predicted from the soil survey. WFC proposed the use of selected overburden or interburden materials, <br />approximately 33,600 cubic yards as topsoil substitutes or plant seedbed media for this area, which is 9.7 <br />acres immediately north and west of Pond 07. See Map 2.05.4 -4. This is based on the fact that this area <br />had poor topsoil in the beginning (Soil Unit 810), and the lower than anticipated recovery of 80 percent for <br />the remaining Soil Units 1 E, 1 EW, 808, 30C in the surrounding area. The substitute soil was shown to be <br />August 2013 (PR -08) 2.05.4(2)(d) -26 <br />