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F.f ►4he init+alake excayatieR iR each phase.The sterckpile areas fGF PhaSe i aFe shown eA Map <br /> Exh' iT <br /> Sixty-four acres in the northwest section have previously been amended to dryland farmland and <br /> seeded with winter wheat. Due to non-uniform topsoil cover,the crop failed or struggled in large <br /> portions of this area where the topsoil depth was less than 8 inches.This area will be reclaimed to a <br /> post-mining land use of upland rangeland and recreation, and will be regraded and retopsoiled to a <br /> minimum depth of 8 inches,followed by reseeding and planting as described in the reseeding <br /> operations section,below. <br /> Heavily compacted areas must be deep-ripped or chiseled to break the compaction.This will include <br /> areas where stockpiling has occurred.After deep ripping/chiseling with a dozer or heavy farm <br /> equipment,these compacted sites will likely need to receive additional tillage with a disc to smooth <br /> and even the surface.The majority of the site will not require this level of treatment, but every road, <br /> load-out site or other similarly heavily compacted sites will require this additional work. <br /> Additional areas onsite have been identified where topsoil has not been stripped, but heavy usage <br /> and stockpiles have caused compaction of the area. Ripping and disking will be required to eliminate <br /> the compaction in this area. Additionally, noxious weeds have been observed in these areas. <br /> Herbicide treatments will be required prior to planting the cover crop and thenseeding. <br /> Additional compaction relief will be achieved through the cover crop as described in the revegetation <br /> program,below. <br /> 3.General Revegetation Program <br /> Baseline information on vegetation is presented in Exhibit J-Vegetation Information. At this time, it is <br /> planned that irrigation will not be used in the reclaimed area due to the difficulty in grading the areas <br /> between the lakes and the interruption of the large fields by creating lakes,which are necessary from <br /> the mining of the material.The revegetation plan will be based on dryland rangeland on 819.8296 372 <br /> acres and wetland on 26 n a^~^s,''^ g the`` afes of the lakes.The plant area is restored to industrial <br /> use and will not be revegetated. Page 32 shows a letter from the landowners expressing their desire to <br /> restore all reclaimed dryland to rangeland. <br /> Prior to seeding, the soils will be ripped or disced to relieve compaction.Since the entire site will have <br /> grades of 6 3:1 or less, drill seeding or broadcast seeding will be used. Drill seeding may be used at <br /> the broadcast rate. PFiGFtO Feseeding, t cellect samples of the FedistFibuted soil, haye <br /> it anaiyzed'-a —f—tilizeff-, specifically desijgned f9F thetual sail EenditiOAS 3-A epased <br /> Fevegetatien plan.This will be done befGFe ny-faO seeding-Fertilizers will not be used on this site and <br /> are unnecessary for native grass establishment. Mowing will not occur after seeding the permanent <br /> Seed Mix as it is often detrimental to the succession of the mix. <br />