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(3) All surface areas of the affected land, including spoil piles shall be stabilized <br />and protected so as to effectively control erosion: <br />3.1.7 Ground Water — Specific Requirements: All surface areas of the affected land will <br />be stabilized and protected so as to effectively control erosion. Any overburden will be <br />placed within the confines of the mined out pit. The pit floor is generally flat, retarding <br />runoff. All topsoil piles, if not added to or used within two years, will be seeded with the <br />previously approved topsoil stabilization seed mix. <br />Ground water is discussed in Exhibit "G". <br />3.1.8 Wildlife: <br />(1) All aspects of the mining and reclamation plan shall take into account the <br />safety and protection of wildlife on the mine site, and all associated facilities with <br />special attention given to critical periods for wildlife: <br />Wildlife use during active mining is not anticipated. Regardless, the Operator will consider <br />the safety and protection of any wildlife entering the site during mining and reclamation <br />operations. Finally, no described critical periods or species of concern are known by <br />Applicant/Operator or landowner. <br />(2) Creation of wildlife habitat and management: <br />The reclamation plan anticipates returning the site to rangeland. However, returning the <br />site to rangeland does not mean wildlife will not use the area, as it has in the past. Wildlife <br />are opportunistic and will use what is available for food and cover. <br />3.1.9 Topsoil salvage, storage and replacement: <br />(1) Protection of topsoil: <br />Topsoil necessary for site reclamation will be removed and placed in stockpiles prior to <br />mining and removal of any overburden. The upper 4 inches of soil unit Sa is the mineable <br />resource. It appears the clay loam beneath this mineable unit is suitable as a plant growth <br />material. Therefore, it will be left in place for reclamation. Topsoil removed from other <br />soil units will be protected by placing into topsoil stockpiles which will be out of <br />drainageways, and away from active mining areas. Soils unit CbC is a loam/silt soil up to <br />24" deep. Soil unit Shl) is a loam soil up to 9" deep. Section 3.1.9(3) describes the <br />amount of topsoil to be salvaged. If topsoil stockpiles will not be disturbed for at least two <br />years, they will be seeded with the approved topsoil pile seed mix, rye grass. <br />(2) Wood vegetation shall be removed: <br />The site is a grassland community with little or no woody vegetation. <br />37 <br />