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buffer of a few feet shall be salvaged from the edge of a road, embankment, ditch, cut slope, and <br />toe of fill between the edges of the disturbance. <br />Since the topsoil map is an estimation based on field data and the salvage depths vary according <br />to the actual topsoil depths observed during topsoil stripping, all topsoil is salvaged to maximize <br />postmining vegetation production. <br />Structural damage can occur to topsoil if they are salvaged while saturated. Therefore, topsoil <br />salvage equipment will generally be limited to the drier areas. Wet areas will be dewatered and <br />allowed to dry prior to salvage. Appropriate adjustments will be made to the recovery rate as <br />dictated by actual field conditions and initial topsoil balance reports. <br />During the preparation of the initial boxcut area, the existing topsoil materials were salvaged in a <br />single lift and hauled to a designated topsoil stockpile shown on Map 2.05.4(2)(d)-2. During the <br />normal mining sequence as operations advance and there is sufficient graded area behind the pit <br />for reclamation, topsoil may be stripped and direct hauled from the advanced stripping areas to <br />the graded areas behind the pit. <br />On the Garvey property, the Intensively Managed Irrigated Pasture (IMIP) areas corresponding <br />to the more productive Progresso topsoil and REC topsoil will be salvaged separately and <br />stockpiled separately. The stockpile locations are depicted on Map 2.05.4(2)(d)-2. <br />With respect to the Meehan property south of Meehan Draw, all of the topsoil materials which <br />are largely Progresso with inclusions of Pinon topsoil will be salvaged and stockpiled together. <br />Similarly, all of the topsoil to the north of Meehan Draw on the Meehan property, which includes <br />Pinon topsoil with a very small inclusion of Progresso, will also be stripped and stockpiled <br />together. <br />On the Glasier property, which includes mostly Pinon topsoil along with some inclusions of <br />Progresso will be salvaged and stockpiled together. <br />Topsoil Storage <br />Stockpiled topsoil will be selectively placed on a stable surface area within the permit area where <br />they will not be disturbed by mining operations and will be protected from wind and water <br />erosion, unnecessary compaction, and contamination. The protection measures will be <br />accomplished by an effective cover of non -noxious, quick growing annual and perennial <br />vegetation. A self-contained ditch or berm will be constructed around the perimeter of the <br />stockpile to prevent loss of the topsoil resource. <br />Section 2.05.4(2)(d) Page 5 Sept. 2015 (TR -11) <br />