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All of the topsoil in the above listed stockpiles numbered A through I are committed to the final reclamation <br />of the area east of 2700 Road. This includes the area of the overburden stockpile, the haul roads and some <br />other minor disturbance. <br />All stockpiles have slopes less than 3H:1V and have been seeded and mulched in the past. All have <br />reasonable vegetation cover and are not experiencing excessive erosion. The runoff from all stockpiles is <br />handled in designed sediment control structures. There is adequate topsoil in these piles to perform the <br />required placement in these areas according to the thicknesses shown on Map 2.05.4-4. <br />8.1 Topsoil Storage Prime Farmland <br />An area near Pond 013 (4.76 acres) in the northwest corner of the Johnson (WFC) property was <br />determined to be Prime Farmland. The construction of the Pond 013 led to the disturbance of 3.96 acres <br />of this area. The disturbance is a mix of Pond 013 itself, the prime farmland soil stockpile, and related <br />disturbance. The prime farmland soils that were stripped are now in Stockpile 4 near Pond 013. This <br />stockpile can be seen on Map 2.05.4-7. They can also be found listed in Table 2.05.4(2)(d)-2. <br />Since Pond 013 will be in place well after the surrounding land has been reclaimed, the prime farmland will <br />be reclaimed as a new 3.96 acre area of Irrigated Cropland post -mine land use as shown in Section <br />2.05.4(2)(e).The 3.96 acres of Irrigated Cropland will be a combination of 1.13 acres of prime farmland soils <br />that Stockpile #4 was placed on, and 2.83 acres of prime farmland constructed from the stockpiled soil. <br />Map 2.05.4-8 shows the layout of this area and its surroundings for reference. <br />The stockpiles on the Morgan Property will be used to complete the reclamation of the Morgan Property. <br />This includes 85.10 acres of Prime Farmland, which when combined with the undisturbed (1.93 acres) <br />Prime Farmland areas, restore the total 87.03 acres of Prime Farmland present on the Morgan Property <br />prior to mining. The 1.90 acre Irrigated Cropland reference area will not have any soil placed on it as it is <br />undisturbed. <br />8.2 Topsoil Storage Non -Prime Farmland Areas <br />Topsoil salvaged for Non -prime Farmland areas will be salvaged according to Section 2.04.9. Most topsoil <br />will be directly placed on the backfilled areas that follow the mining pit across the permit. Some topsoil will <br />be stockpiled for ponds and for the final topsoil replacement at the end of mine life. The locations and size <br />of these stockpiles can be seen on Map 2.05.4-9. Additionally, these stockpiles are listed in Table <br />2.05.4(2)(d)-2. <br />May 2015 (MR -94) 2.05.4(2)(d)-13 <br />