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(5) Stabilization measures of replaced topsoil on re-graded areas: <br /> The Operator will take measures appropriate to the subgrade where topsoil is being replaced. <br /> Such measures may include roughening the surface in order to gain a mechanical bond between <br /> the subgrade and the replaced topsoil. Where the subgrade is of acceptable quality, it may include <br /> disc plowing the topsoil and subgrade together, a practice typically used by commercial <br /> landscapers. <br /> (6) Segregation of other materials for use as topsoil: <br /> No replacement or substitute materials will be needed. Sufficient topsoil resources exist on site to <br /> complete reclamation requirements. <br /> (7) Replacement criteria and soil amendments: <br /> The Operator will replace topsoil in as even a manner as equipment allows. Soil amendments will <br /> be applied based on soil tests. Typically, it is recommend that if soil tests are not preformed, forty <br /> (40)pounds per acre of each of the major nutrients (nitrogen and phosphoric acid (P2O5)) be <br /> applied. A combination of mulch or other organic matter and a nutrient source such as well-cured <br /> feedlot or barnyard manure could be applied. The recommended application method is to apply at <br /> a rate of at least twenty (20) tons per acre, evenly spread. The manure should contain at least <br /> 60% (by weight) large chunks, five inches or more in diameter. <br /> (8) Piles of vegetation: <br /> There will be no piles of vegetation or trees on site. Any shrubs which need to be removed will <br /> either be taken to an approved landfill or disposed as part of the backfill in a dry portion of the <br /> existing mining operation. <br /> 3.1.10 Revegetation: <br /> (1) Establishment of a diverse, effective and long lasting vegetative cover that is <br /> capable of self-regeneration without continued maintenance: <br /> The regraded pit floor and side slopes will be seeded with the seed mix found in this permit <br /> application. <br /> (2) Tree establishment: <br /> No tree planting is proposed. <br /> (3) Establishment of rangeland: <br /> The proposed seed mix is designed to return the mined land to a post mining land use of <br /> rangeland. <br /> 34 <br />