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TR-07 RECLAMATION PLAN <br /> Water Control Requirements <br /> REQUIREMENT 15: Drainage Reconnection Requirements. (This requirement is also <br /> included in the "Grading"portion of this Reclamation Plan). <br /> 1. Small drainages often occur on the side slopes of hills and are part of the general <br /> character of the topography. <br /> 2. Re-establishing these drainages in an area that has been mined is important. <br /> 3. Drainages will be constructed using a flow line that closely simulates other unmined <br /> drainages in the area. <br /> 4. Straight line drainages will not be created. A gentle winding pattern is more <br /> effective and natural. <br /> 5. If the drainage requires small basins due to its length or grade, the basins will be <br /> created in accordance with the requirements for closed basins stated in the below. <br /> REQUIREMENT 16: Closed basins and erosion control measures in drainages will be <br /> constructed in accordance with the following general specifications. <br /> 1. Small, stair-step basins are preferred to single large basins. (Large basins can also need <br /> additional permitting and tend to hold water for longer than 24 hours which can conflict <br /> with water rights.) A small basin would be about 1000 square feet or less in area and a <br /> depth of one foot or less. More smaller basins are better than fewer larger basins. <br /> 2. The barrier portion of the basin will be packed firmly and be no more than about 2 feet <br /> high. <br /> 3. The basin itself will not cover more than about 1000 square feet and the basin will have a <br /> depth of 1 to 2 feet. <br /> 4. If, after the basin has functioned for one season, it is found that the basin often has moist <br /> soils, planting willow cuttings or cuttings from other plants that inhabit moist areas of the <br /> nearby drainages may be done. The plantings will be concentrated toward the front of the <br /> basins. <br /> 5. If a particular basin turns out to be very wet, due to heavy clay soils, planting wetland <br /> plants (cattails, rushes, sedges)by transplanting from similar habitats on Coal Creek or <br /> tributaries will be done. Seed from those native wetland species may also be collected and <br /> planted, or a combination of transplants and seeds. (NOTE: It is not necessary to plant the <br /> entire basin with transplants. Just planting a few in the best locations is all that is needed. If <br /> they become established, they will quickly expand to all other areas in the basin where they <br /> can live.) <br /> Coal Creek Sand Resource Amendment 3 (2005)- M-1988-044 Exhibit E Page 14 <br />