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12.0 Topsoil Balance and Replacement on Areas West of 2700 Road <br />This section describes the topsoil balance calculations for all areas west of 2700 Road, including <br />discussions on the sequence and volumes needed to provide the required thicknesses. Procedures for the <br />placement of topsoil can be found in subsection 10.1. <br />12.0.1 Prime Farmland Soils Balance, Sequence and Volumetrics <br />All prime farmland elements of the permit can be found in Section 2.06.6. However, since the areas of <br />prime farmland and non -prime farmland will draw their soils from the same stockpiles, all discussion <br />regarding soil balance will be found here, in Section 2.05.4(2)(d). Specific information regarding the prime <br />farmland soil redistribution can be found in subsection 3.0 of Section 2.06.6 <br />12.1 Morgan Property <br />As of June 2015, all but 3.52 acres of the Morgan property has been reclaimed. Re-evaluation of the soil <br />needs on the Morgan Property has led to the determination that there is sufficient Lift A and Lift B Topsoil <br />material to cover the remaining area that Bench 1 subsoil has been placed on and still provide a quality <br />soil profile for revegetation. Therefore, the Bench 1 subsoil will now be treated as no more than Bench 1 <br />spoil and ignored in terms of soil calculations and redistribution plans. <br />Map 2.05.4-6 shows the current status of the Morgan Property topsoil and subsoil replacement. This map <br />also shows the topsoil and subsoil stockpile amounts and balance calculations for the entire Morgan <br />Property. All soil has been stripped from the Morgan Property, so no calculations of undisturbed soil <br />available for redistribution have been conducted or included. All soil reclamation on the Morgan Property <br />will be accomplished with the remaining soil stockpiles. <br />The Morgan property topsoil replacement is broken down into five different zones, four of which will have <br />topsoil placed on them. The fifth zone is the undisturbed area to be used as the Irrigated Cropland <br />reference area. The five zones are described specifically below and shown on Map 2.05.4-6. <br />May 2015 (MR -94) 2.05.4(2)(d)-18 <br />