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(5) Topsoil. A narrative . milovai aiin Vicamumit to be MmOvEd aiid, plaii I ,
<br />storat~e of topsoil, subsoil, and other material within the permit area subiect to requirements of the topsoil removal
<br />perfor,uanre t.,imai'd. R2+.06..z. Thi. aliialivC shall spec;ty the depth of material to be salvaged from all disturbed areas
<br />based on the soil information required by _.04.9 and s ha i speC,ry Me volume or CaCl type o u,ate„a to be 3a vage . A „iap
<br />of any proposed storax=e SH-uCtures shall dUCUlllPgnY�tg IldlidLive. The maps shall be prepared accordinp- to tile 1*eLlLlil*elll
<br />of 2. 10,
<br />RESPONSE
<br />See response to 2.05.4, Reclamatio„ Pla,,, below to, Oetaii3 Conce,,,i„g the roidel C,eek lvti„C. TC doC3 „ot p,opose To
<br />disturb any additional land within the Fish Creek Tipple permit area. The Fish Creek Tipple and adjoining haulroad were
<br />C01131rueted piioi to tLC p1*o111ul6atio„ of regulations mandating topsoil salvage and storage. Thus, the best plant growth
<br />nlediUm available i� a ,,,i.Quie or spoil and soil u,alCiiala whirl, will be 3ub3tituted fb, topsoil. This sitt,ation is further
<br />discussed within the Fish Creel: Tipple/Loadout Appendix, pages 2.04-36 through 2.04-38 and pages 2.05-37 tl„ough
<br />2.05-38 of V01,,,,,e VIII.
<br />Eastern Mining District Dewatering Facility - The Eastern Mining District Dewatering Facility will require salvaging
<br />t,,,d 31oCl:pili118 y 13,360 CY of topsoil from die access road and the facility site. During upgrading of the
<br />road, approxini_itely 3,600 CY of topsoil will be windrowed to the side of the ,oad. t he topsoil alo„g the lc„ gil, of
<br />the road i3 aliIJITI-0111.11Clq 30 i„Cic3 deep. TLC facility site will require salvaging and stockpiling approximately
<br />8, 00 CY of topsoil. The topsoil from the site area is approximately 30 inches deep. A test pit will be dug to verity
<br />the topsoil depth obtained from piCv,oua 30,l ,eappu,g work. The 3torkp,lcd topsoil, which is located within the
<br />pad �,re�,; „,ill be stabilized with the topsoil stockpile stabilizing seed mixture. Additionally, approximately b,295
<br />UY of topsoil will be salvaged trom the treatment pond site. this site has beet ,elocateed CIo3C, to the ,Dad to
<br />facilitate del,vciy of CLem;rJ3.
<br />Bleeder Fan - The bleeder fan facility will require salvaging and stockpiling app,o.-�in,ately 47700 CY of topsoil
<br />fro,,, the aCCC33 imid t„d the fa%il,ty site. D,I,i„g the ,lpgrading ofthe road, approximately 2,800 CY of topsoil will
<br />be windrowed to the side of the road and lett in place. The 1,200 UY that will be salvaged trom the road extension
<br />will be placed in the stockpile that will be c3tablial,ed On the fau pad. L. addition to die topsoil stockpiled trom the
<br />load appro.:i,n.,tely 740 CY will be salvaged and stockpiled trom the pad. The soil resources
<br />information was derived from intormation presented in Exhibits 7 and 8, Soil Profile Desc,iptio„ and Soil mappi„ g
<br />Unit Descriptions, Map NO. 197 Mi„e No. 3; Soils piC3c„1ed in pC„nit C-84-062. These materials are incorporated
<br />herei,l by reference. At die bleeder tan site, TU will establish a test pit to verity topsoil depths prior to salvaging
<br />topsoil. The stockpiled topsoil, which is located within the pad a,ca, will be ,tabilit-ed with, the topzoil ,torkpile
<br />stabil,G,,,g Seed ,,,i:a„iC. MOI* TU 3alvagi„g al,y topsoil trom the site, a T & E species reconnaissance for Ute
<br />Lady's Tresses, Spiranthes diuvialis, will be conducted, and the results torwarded to the Division. it is not
<br />anticipated that this species will be found, as the site appea,s to be out„de of it,) uatu,al ,ange.
<br />18 Right Ventilation Shaft ITR04-41 - Approximately 4,40u feet of the access road c,osses upland a,ea3, with
<br />the rernalnln(4 !.700 feet Cros3u,g lowland aira3 wl,cie ,oad will ,evolve removal of any large
<br />veretat,o,l 111d sti 1pping and stockpiling of other vegetation, topsoil, and organic materials. Similarly, the shaft pad
<br />is located in an upland area. Given an average topsoil depth of app,oxi,,,ately 6 i„Cl,e3 in the upla„d a,ea mid a
<br />total 1-0.18 of Lppro.:i,,,ately 5.7 acres, approximately 4,600 cubic yards of topsoil will be salvaged
<br />from the road corridor, and 2,000 cubic yards trom the 2.5 acre pad area. Prior to initiating soil removal, the stream
<br />Duffer zone will be marked with, idc itifyi„g 3ig„3 to p,cve„ t 3u,face d,3t,i,bauCC Witlu„ butter zone areas. The
<br />topsoil 1- om the road corridor was initially windrowed adjacent to the road and topsoil trom the pad area was
<br />placed in a stockpile adjacent to the shaft pad and within the road corridor, fo, fi,tU„c ,CCIa,,,at,o„ u3C. A3 a ,CJl,lt
<br />Of c011eC1,113 refiled to prof c6m, of windrowed topsoil f,o,,, erosion and contamination, a decision was made to
<br />recover topsoil frons the windrows and place it in stockpile. The topsoil salvage volumes are indicated on Table
<br />49A. Seeding with the topsoil stockpile stabilization seed ,,,i.{tu,C ide„tifed o„ page 2.05-121 will 3tabilif-e the
<br />,vi„diowed a„d stockpiled topsoil.
<br />6-tyoitti tvilainsyentiC,t;an S6:.ft (TR05-48) - Alo„r, the 2,930 -foot access road, construction will involve
<br />removal of any large vegetation and stripping and stockpiling of other vegetation, topsoil, and organic materials.
<br />Similarly, the shaft pad is located in an upland a,Ca.
<br />M R 16-295 2.05-84.11 04/01/15
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