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Table 2.05.4(2)(d)-4 <br />Topsoil Balance for Area North of 2700 Road (Johnson, Lloyd, & Benson West) <br />Non -Prime Farmland Area <br />Topsoil Required <br />Stockpiled <br />Topsoil <br />Directly <br />Placed <br />Topsoil <br />Net <br />Zone <br />Area (acres) <br />CY <br />Thick (inches) <br />CY <br />CY <br />CY <br />Zone 5 <br />109.5 <br />309,184 <br />21 <br />133,187 <br />301,645 <br />Zone 6 <br />23.6 <br />41,265 <br />13 <br />41,265 <br />Zone 7 <br />77.0 <br />74,357 <br />7 <br />0 <br />Zone 8 <br />2.83 <br />14,458 <br />38 <br />0 <br />Total <br />1 <br />439,264 <br />100,387 <br />342,910 <br />4,033 <br />*Stockpiled topsoil volumes for all ponds are present as of June 2012. <br />The area north of 2700 Road is divided into zones for the purpose of topsoil replacement planning, as can <br />be seen on Map 2.05.4-7. Zones 5-7 are not Prime Farmland areas, while Zone 8 is a small Prime <br />Farmland area. For more details on the WFC Prime Farmland (Zone 8) near Pond 013, see Map 2.05.4-8. <br />All of the topsoil discussed above is Mixed Topsoil stripped in a single lift. <br />13.0 Topsoil Preparation Procedures Prior to Seeding <br />This discussion has been divided into each of the three main post -mine land uses: Dryland Pasture (DP), <br />Irrigated Pasture (IP), and Irrigated Cropland (IC). Irrigated Cropland covers both prime and non -prime <br />farmland areas. <br />13.1 Irrigated Cropland Topsoil Preparation Procedures (Prime and Non -prime) <br />Topsoil replacement operations may be carried out during most of the year, the exception being those <br />periods when wet conditions would preclude handling of the topsoil materials. <br />1A - Deep ripping of the subsurface - Upon successful completion of placing the subsoil as described in <br />August 2013 (PR -08) 2.05.4(2)(d)-23 <br />