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RECLAMATION REQUIREMENTS <br />Backfilling and Grading <br />All backfilling and grading requirements have been completed at the Carbon Junction <br />Mine. <br />Soil Replacement <br />Soil resources were redistributed contemporaneously following backfilling. Topsoil was <br />returned to the reclaimed area as per the specifications detailed above.Redistributed <br />topsoilwas protected from erosion (wind and water) by crimping in straw, or an <br />was <br />approved substitute mulch, immediately after it redistributed. Retopsoiled areas <br />were revegetated immediately during the normal planting season following the <br />redistribution of the soil. <br />Revegetation <br />With the approval of Technical Revision 5, the approved post-mining land uses of the <br />Carbon Junction Mine were changed from wildlife habitat and cropland to industrial and <br />commercial, recreation, and residential. As a result of this change, the criteria under <br />which the success of revegetation will be judged after completion of reclamation changed <br />significantly. Additionally, the goals for the revegetation program changed accordingly. <br />The goal of the revegetation program will now be to establish a vegetation cover <br />adequate to control erosion. To that end, the revegetation plan wasamended with the <br />1996-1997 mid-term review. <br />If conflicts between the approved post-mining land uses and the current reclamation plan <br />arise, or the current revegetation plan conflicts with the goals of the post-mining land use, <br />the reclamation plan will be revised to accommodate the post-mining land uses. <br />Schedule <br />Revegetation was implemented immediately following redistribution of soil <br />Seed Mix/Seeding Methods <br />A basic grass and forb seed mixture wasused in all areas revegetated after reclamation <br />(Table 5-6). The goal of the seeding wasto establish a vegetation cover adequate to <br />control erosion and minimize weedy species establishment prior to final development of <br />the property. Grasses and forbs wereplanted using drill seeding andbroadcast means. In <br />the case of broadcast seeding, the seeding rates weretwo times the rateshown in Table 5- <br />6. No woody plants wereplanted in the revegetated area. <br />Abridged Permit Document 5-13 Permit Renewal RN04 4/2014 <br />