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6.3.4 EXHIBIT D - Reclamation Plan <br /> (1) The purpose of the Reclamation Plan is to describe the timing, procedures, <br /> criteria and materials that will be used to reclaim the affected land to the <br /> proposed future land use. This plan must be correlated to Exhibit E - Map. The <br /> description of the Reclamation Plan must be adequate to satisfy the <br /> requirements of Section 3.1 and demonstrate compliance with Rule 3. At a <br /> minimum, the Application shall include the following information: <br /> (a) specify at what point in the mining plan and to what depth(s) <br /> overburden will be replaced in relation to ongoing extraction. <br /> It is physically impossible to replace the overburden which was initially removed by Union <br /> Carbide in the early 1960s. The overburden that was removed would correspond to the existing <br /> "mine bench"as per map in Exhibit E. There is no plan to replace the overburden,per se. <br /> (b) specify the maximum gradient of reclaimed slopes (horizontal: vertical). <br /> If the Application proposes slopes steeper than 3:1, the <br /> Operator/Applicant must include a justification that supports steeper <br /> slopes for the proposed post mining land use, and demonstrates <br /> compliance with the applicable performance standards of Section 3.1. <br /> N/A <br /> (c) specify the measures that will be taken to revegetate the site, if <br /> applicable, including: <br /> (i) state the thickness of plant growth medium to be replaced. Sample and <br /> analyze available soils sufficiently to establish quantity and quality; <br /> There is no plan to restore the mine bench with top soil and grass. The plan is to maintain the <br /> bench for light industrial uses. <br /> (ii)state at what point in the mining plan the site will be seeded. Explain <br /> how the seedbed will be prepared to eliminate compacted conditions (e.g., <br /> plowed, chiseled, disced). State the type, application rate, and soil <br /> incorporation methods of fertilizer application, if any. NOTE: Soil <br /> amendments shall only be applied where soil tests indicate nutrient <br /> deficiencies for the plant species to be established; <br /> N/A <br /> (iii) state the grass, forb, shrub and tree species to be planted and <br /> the applicable quantities. Specify the quantity of each grass and forb <br /> species as pounds of pure live seed per acre; <br /> 8 <br />