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But the eastern, northern, and northwestern part of the site need some serious work done. Also, <br /> the pit floor needs to be topsoiled and planted as it is a patchwork of nearly barren and eroded land and <br /> areas where the current vegetation should not even be bothered. <br /> From this description of existing conditions, it is clear the most work will involve removal of the <br /> North Visual Berm, and especially fixing the northwestern corner of the site. Otherwise, it is grading and <br /> topsoiling the cut slope on the east and its adjacent barren lands composed of sediment from the erosion <br /> of those slopes, doing some significant patching in the southeast corner of the pit as well as creating a <br /> slope on the unbackfilled eastern end of the South Berm, ripping the compacted areas and topsoiling, <br /> and then planting all the topsoiled areas. A significant percentage of the pit floor already has more than <br /> adequate vegetation or vegetation that, if it was not constantly being inundated by sediment from <br /> unreclaimed areas, would be as good as the best areas. So work there is primarily spreading soil and <br /> seeding the barren areas so they aren't adversely affecting adequate or potentially adequate current <br /> vegetation growth. The South Basin, however, should not be affected at all as this habitat is undoubtedly <br /> important to the remaining wildlife, including a small herd of pronghorns,that roam surrounding areas <br /> that are rapidly changing to a more developed character. <br /> RECLAMATION PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES <br /> Arrangement of the Reclamation Plan: The plan is presented in a unit approach. That is, each unit <br /> or category of conditions on the land and described in the reclamation is dealt with in a separate unit of <br /> the plan. In general the plan should be implemented from east to west. As each portion is prepared for <br /> final reclamation soil and overburden will be taken from the large stockpile of soil and overburden that <br /> forms the North Berm. At the same time a portion of the cut faces along the northern edge and <br /> underneath the visual berms will be graded, backfilled and appropriately sloped. <br /> What should be left alone? Essentially two categories of land should not be affected by the <br /> reclamation. First, the extension of the south berm eastward from the southeastern corner of the mined <br /> area should probably not be disturbed. That berm is well vegetated, shows very little erosion, and <br /> provides a water flow barrier and diversion. But the rest of the South Berm could be cut down some and <br /> that material used to reduce slopes on the south side of the berm as will be described in the treatment of <br /> the South Berm,but as the existing north slope seems to be stable and does not exhibit serious erosion it <br /> is suggested that it be left alone. <br /> Vollmer Pit Technical Revision June 2018 Updated Reclamation Plan Page 8 of 26 <br />