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Soil Testing Plan <br />•In order to assure that the reapplied topsoil will support the proposed postmine land uses, a soil sampling program <br />will be implemented. Composite samples will be taken from the reapplied topsoil areas and will be analyzed for <br />nitrate nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. If the need for fertilizer or soil amendments is indicated by the soil <br />analysis, they will be applied as needed according to the rates recommended by the Guide to Fertilizer <br />Recommendations in Colorado, Colorado State University, Cooperative Extension Service. <br />Details involving the reclamation plan of the Fish Creek Tipple are delineated within the Fish Creek Tipple <br />/Loadout Appendix in Volume VII, pages 2.05 -38 through 2.05 -55. <br />(f) A description of measures to be employed to ensure that all debris acid - forming and toxic formic <br />materials constituting a fire hazard are disposed of in accordance with 4 11 4 and 4 14 3 and a description of the <br />contingency plans which have been developed to preclude sustained combustion of such materials; <br />RESPONSE <br />No acid- or toxic - forming materials exist within the overburden, soil, or coal seam to be mined, or at the Fish Creek <br />Tipple, at levels, which could adversely affect the reclamation activities presented in this permit revision <br />application. A detailed description of the chemical characteristics of all of these materials is presented under Rules <br />2.04.6 and 2.04.9. <br />Flammable liquids, such as oil and fuel, are protected from spilling into adjacent areas by earthen or metal <br />structures surrounding each oil tank. Used grease and oil generated during the mining operations proposed herein <br />will be collected and removed from the site by a commercial disposal collector. All garbage is collected in <br />dumpsters and transported offsite by a local contractor. Also, TCC utilizes a used oil burner to heat the warehouse, <br />• which minimizes the amount of used oil removed from the site. <br />Mobile equipment is provided with portable fire extinguishers. Water lines are provided for fire protection <br />underground. <br />(g) A description including appropriate cross sections and maps prepared in accordance with 2 10 of <br />the measures to be used to seal or manage mine openings and to plug case or manage exploration holes other <br />bore holes, wells, and other openings within the proposed permit area in accordance with 4.07; and <br />RN08 -05 2.05 -118 03/12/10 <br />