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40 Section 2.05.4(2)(d) <br />Topsoil Handling, Stockpiling and Redistribution <br />1.0 Introduction <br />All predicted topsoil salvage information is located in permit Section 2.04.9 Soils Resource <br />Information. As of the submittal of PR -08, all topsoil from the site has been stripped. Much of the <br />topsoil stripped from areas west of 2700 Road has been placed in various stockpiles. Actual topsoil <br />salvaged has been measured in all the stockpiles and a full volume balance has been made for the <br />proposed redistribution of soil. The topsoil handling and stockpiling requirements of Rule 2.05.3(5) <br />are addressed in this permit Section 2.05.4(2) (d). All topsoil replacement information is also in this <br />permit Section. Prime farmland specifics (Rule 4.25 satisfaction) of topsoil handling are found in <br />permit Section 2.06.6. <br />An extension to the 180 day requirement for completion of rough backfilling and grading of the <br />New Horizon Mine is necessary to allow for DRMS approval of PR -08. Upon PR -08 approval, <br />WFC will initiate solicitation of bids for contractors to perform the backfilling and grading and <br />topsoil redistribution work during 2014, with a commitment to finish backfilling and grading work <br />by the end of 2014. <br />This section outlines WFC's plan for removal, storage and redistribution of topsoil, subsoils and <br />other material, to meet the requirement of Rule 4.06. The plan addresses those reclamation <br />activities that are conducted during and immediately after backfilling and grading (Section <br />2.05.4(2)(c)), but prior to revegetation (Section 2.05.4(2)(e)). The objectives of the plan are to <br />reconstruct plant growth and aquifer mediums that are capable of supporting the postmining <br />land uses. The plan presents an account of the plant growth material and aquifer medium <br />requirements based upon current and projected disturbance acreage and plant growth material <br />and aquifer medium availability based on topsoil depth mapping and overburden assessments. <br />The plan also describes the procedural aspects of removal, storage, redistribution, and testing <br />of topsoil materials. <br />As of the submittal of PR -08, all mining areas east of 2700 Road have been backfilled, <br />topsoiled and seeded according to the requirements of the approved permit. Large portions of <br />this area have been granted Phase 1 and Phase 2 bond release. The majority of this area has <br />been restored to Irrigated Pasture with excellent productivity. Topsoil erosion has been <br />extremely low due to the vegetation present. No topsoil redistribution for the areas east of 2700 <br />Road have been affected by the changes present in PR -08. <br />August 2013 (PR -08) 2.05.4(2)(d) -1 <br />