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Table D -6 Table D -6 shows a balance of the topsoil and overburden stripped versus the amount of topsoil and overburden used in the reclamation of the Pit. The columns which simply state TS and OB Volumes are for the amounts of topsoil and overburden stripped from each phase. The column titled Material Needed to Reclaim is the minimum amount of material which is required for the reclamation of that pit. Note that Pits 3 & 4 have very low amounts of material needed to reclaim area. This occurs since the creation of wetland shelves in Pit 1 accommodates most of the wetland creation needed. As such, the remaining pits require overburden and topsoil only to achieve 31-1: IV slopes. The remaining overburden can be placed in the lake bottoms. This plan insures that there is more than enough overburden and topsoil available to reclaim as well as generate additional wetlands. It is important to note that the initial permit of 2002 contemplated moving overburden from the northern portion of the permit area to the south, placing material in the floodplain in order to create commercial pad sites. It was agreed that this could only be done once a floodplain study was conducted and approved for this activity. This 2006 Amendment no longer utilizes filling in the floodplain. Pad sites will be created by leaving a maximum of 20 pillars of unmined gravel in Pits 3 and 4 above the 100 year floodplain. There will be no permanent backfilling above existing terrain anywhere in the permit area. Topsoil Stockpile Topsoil will not have to be stockpiled to a great extent during the life of the mine. The topsoil that is removed in a phase of mining can be used to reclaim the previously excavated phase, removing the need for any special topsoil stockpile. Topsoil set aside at the start of Pit 1 can be 15 Road Pit May 14 D -8 Area (acres) TS Volume (yd3) OB Volume (yd3) Material needed to Reclaim d3 Percent OB &TS used for reclamation Pit 1 30.71 33,030 155,916 161,452 Pit 2 31.10 33,449 192,566 209,532 Pit 3 55.10 59,263 1,196,754 64,031 Pit 4 75.19 80,871 1,608,929 68,438 191.7 1 206,613 3,154,166 475,102 15% Table D -6 shows a balance of the topsoil and overburden stripped versus the amount of topsoil and overburden used in the reclamation of the Pit. The columns which simply state TS and OB Volumes are for the amounts of topsoil and overburden stripped from each phase. The column titled Material Needed to Reclaim is the minimum amount of material which is required for the reclamation of that pit. Note that Pits 3 & 4 have very low amounts of material needed to reclaim area. This occurs since the creation of wetland shelves in Pit 1 accommodates most of the wetland creation needed. As such, the remaining pits require overburden and topsoil only to achieve 31-1: IV slopes. The remaining overburden can be placed in the lake bottoms. This plan insures that there is more than enough overburden and topsoil available to reclaim as well as generate additional wetlands. It is important to note that the initial permit of 2002 contemplated moving overburden from the northern portion of the permit area to the south, placing material in the floodplain in order to create commercial pad sites. It was agreed that this could only be done once a floodplain study was conducted and approved for this activity. This 2006 Amendment no longer utilizes filling in the floodplain. Pad sites will be created by leaving a maximum of 20 pillars of unmined gravel in Pits 3 and 4 above the 100 year floodplain. There will be no permanent backfilling above existing terrain anywhere in the permit area. Topsoil Stockpile Topsoil will not have to be stockpiled to a great extent during the life of the mine. The topsoil that is removed in a phase of mining can be used to reclaim the previously excavated phase, removing the need for any special topsoil stockpile. Topsoil set aside at the start of Pit 1 can be 15 Road Pit May 14 D -8