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Reclamation <br />When the pile is filled to capacity, the top of the fill will be graded 2% to 5% to <br />the south to promote adequate drainage. Drainage and collection ditches will be <br />cleaned and rehabilitated as necessary. Final reclamation will include placing <br />approximately 68,500 cubic yards of cover material and 41,000 cubic yards of <br />topsoil on the gob pile. Revegetation will be in accordance with Volume I, <br />Section 2.05.4. The Pasture seed mix will be utilized on the slopes and top of <br />the coal mine waste disposal area. The Irrigated hayland seed mix will be <br />utilized on the remaining area. <br />Of the 68,800 cubic yards of topsoil originally inventoried as available to salvage the <br />Operator was only able to salvage 41,092 cubic yards. The operator believes the <br />reason for this difference is the soils report assumed at depth of 2.4' for the entire <br />area, when the topsoil depth actually varied from 1.0 -2.0 feet, with the average <br />being closer to 1.5'. The Operator is confident they salvaged all topsoil that was <br />available for salvage, and, the amount of material actually available was closer to <br />1.5'. <br />The seed mixture(s) will be hydroseeded or broadcast seeded. Seedbed <br />preparation for the coal mine waste disposal area shall consist of mild <br />roughening by track hoe gouging (pocking). Roughening provides for increased <br />moisture retention and favorable micro sites for plant establishment. <br />Roughening will not be utilized where the irrigated hayland seed mix is used. <br />Mulch will not be applied to the vegetated pasture or hayland. These areas will <br />be irrigated as necessary to establish vegetative growth. <br />The postmining land use of the subject area is cropland and pasture. The final <br />configuration of the coal mine waste disposal area is suitable for the pasture <br />postmining land use. <br />Volume XI <br />TR -77 -10- 05/14 <br />