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• The clear water storage pond receives water from Sedimentation Pond <br />Number 2. After the sedimentation process, water is stored here for <br />re -use in the washdown process. <br />All of the ponds and diversions will be reclaimed at the end of <br />operations. <br />4.3.2.5 Topsoil Removal, Handling and Storage <br />Topsoil in the loadout area, including areas for the rail spur, dri- <br />veway, ponds, surge bin, haul road, and conveyor, was removed and <br />stockpiled in protected areas away from possible sources of con- <br />tamination. <br />Because of the nature of the disturbance, involving almost exclusively <br />roadbed construction and ponds with no area -wide excavations or deep <br />• disturbances, only a "functional" surface layer was salvaged and the <br />subsoil was left in place. The affected soils are relatively homoge- <br />neous. <br />• <br />In general, the rail spur and associated areas occur on soil with an <br />8 -to 12 -inch surface layer which was taken up and stockpiled. The <br />portion of the haul road which occurs on prime farmland also yielded 8 <br />to 12 inches of topsoil. These areas are considered collectively <br />here, but a more detailed discussion of the prime farmland con- <br />siderations is given in Section 5.1 of this application. Because of <br />the steep slope and relatively barren condition of the truck dump <br />site, topsoil development has not occurred to any salvageable extent. <br />Vegetation was not removed before stockpiling topsoil since the cover <br />consists of pasture grasses and alfalfa. No overburden, waste <br />4-39 <br />