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This treatment of the exposed original surface after complete removal of the berm will continue <br /> to be done as the removal occurs from east to west. But once seeded, care must be given to not redisturb <br /> an already seeded area or it may need to be done again. <br /> Remember this: As pointed out in the next Reclamation Unit, it is also necessary to reclaim <br /> any exposed cut faces next to and south of the reclamation of the location where the berm was located. <br /> In nearly all instances the reclamation of the cut face and the former land under the berm needs to be <br /> done together. <br /> Reclamation of any portions of the remaining berm structure will be an action separate from the <br /> reclamation of land where the berm has been completely removed. <br /> There are many excellent large trees on the berm. However,most are growing on rather steep <br /> slopes. Thus preserving these trees by transplanting elsewhere would be challenging. But if any can be <br /> saved by making them available to landscapers who are equipped to move mature pinyon pines, that <br /> would be a good reutilization of these trees. This is not required,but will be done when possible. <br /> Otherwise the trees must be destroyed. However, it will also be kept in mind that tree branches and <br /> trunks make excellent erosion control features on steeper slopes subject to erosion such as the south <br /> facing slopes of the berm. That said, consideration should be given to the fact that at sometime a road <br /> will likely run through the area of the berm and leaving tree debris might just increase the cost of that <br /> project. Thus, these are suggestions for effective utilization of the trees rather than simply cutting them <br /> up and putting in the landfill or selling the wood. <br /> However, it is required that these trees may not be buried in slopes created to comply with other <br /> slope requirements. Decay of the buried trees can create hollows and dangerous areas where the soil can <br /> collapse resulting in injuries to people walking across the land in the distant future. In other words,the <br /> trees must be removed from the site or utilized for wildlife purposes in a way that does not create a fire <br /> hazard as occurs with stacks of dead wood. <br /> Vollmer Pit Technical Revision June 2018 Updated Reclamation Plan Page 15 of 26 <br />