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Section 2.05.4(2)(d) <br />Topsoil Handling, Stockpiling and Redistribution <br />1.0 Introduction <br />All predicted topsoil salvage information is located in permit Section 2.04.9 Soils Resource <br />Information. As of the submittal of PR -08, all topsoil from the site has been stripped. Much of the <br />topsoil stripped from areas west of 2700 Road has been placed in various stockpiles. Actual topsoil <br />salvaged has been measured in all the stockpiles and a full volume balance has been made for the <br />proposed redistribution of soil. The topsoil handling and stockpiling requirements of Rule 2.05.3(5) <br />are addressed in this permit Section 2.05.4(2)(d). All topsoil replacement information is also in this <br />permit Section. Prime farmland specifics (Rule 4.25 satisfaction) of topsoil handling are found in <br />permit Section 2.06.6. <br />An extension to the 180 day requirement for completion of rough backfilling and grading is <br />necessary to allow for DRMS approval of PR -08. Upon PR -08 approval, WFC will initiate solicitation <br />of bids for contractors to perform the backfilling and grading and topsoil redistribution work during <br />2014-2015, with a commitment to finish backfilling and grading work by the end of 2015. <br />This section outlines WFC's plan for removal, storage and redistribution of topsoil, subsoils and <br />other material, to meet the requirement of Rule 4.06. The plan addresses reclamation activities that <br />are conducted during and immediately after backfilling and grading (Section 2.05.4(2)(c)), but prior <br />to revegetation (Section 2.05.4(2)(e)). The objectives of the plan are to reconstruct plant growth and <br />aquifer mediums that are capable of supporting the postmining land uses. The plan presents an <br />account of the plant growth material and aquifer medium requirements based upon current and <br />projected disturbance acreage and plant growth material and aquifer medium availability based on <br />topsoil depth mapping and overburden assessments. The plan also describes the procedural <br />aspects of removal, storage, redistribution, and testing of topsoil materials. <br />As of the submittal of PR -08, all mining areas east of 2700 Road have been backfilled, topsoiled <br />and seeded according to the requirements of the approved permit. Large portions of this area have <br />been granted Phase 1 and Phase 2 bond release. The majority of this area has been restored to <br />Irrigated Pasture with excellent productivity. Topsoil erosion has been extremely low due to the <br />vegetation present. No topsoil redistribution for the areas east of 2700 Road have been affected <br />by the changes present in PR -08. <br />May 2015 (MR -94) 2.05.4(2)(d)-1 <br />