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Reclamation <br />When the pile is filled to capacity, the top of the fill will be graded 2% to 5% to <br />the south to promote adequate drainage. Drainage and collection ditches will be <br />cleaned and rehabilitated as necessary. Final reclamation, at full build out, will <br />include placing approximately 80,800 cubic yards of cover material and 43,500 <br />cubic yards of topsoil on the gob pile. Revegetation will be in accordance with <br />Volume I, Section 2.05.4. The Pasture seed mix will be utilized on the slopes <br />and top of the coal mine waste disposal area. The Irrigated hayland seed mix <br />will be utilized on the remaining area. <br />Of the 90,300 cubic yards of topsoil inventoried as available to salvage the Operator <br />was only able to salvage approximately 46,600 cubic yards. The operator believes <br />the reason for this difference is the soils report assumed at depth of 2.4' for the <br />entire area, when the topsoil depth actually varied from 1.0-2.0 feet, with the <br />average being closer to 1.5'. The Operator is confident they salvaged all topsoil that <br />was available for salvage, and, the amount of material actually available was closer <br />to 1.5'. <br />The seed mixture(s) will be hydroseeded or broadcast seeded. Seedbed <br />preparation for the coal mine waste disposal area shall consist of mild <br />roughening by track hoe gouging (pocking). Roughening provides for increased <br />moisture retention and favorable micro sites for plant establishment. <br />Roughening will not be utilized where the irrigated hayland seed mix is used. <br />Mulch will not be applied to the vegetated pasture or hayland. These areas will <br />be irrigated as necessary to establish vegetative growth. <br />The postmining land use of the subject area is cropland and pasture. The final <br />configuration of the coal mine waste disposal area is suitable for the pasture <br />postmining land use. <br />Volume XI <br />TR -114 - 11 - 08/17 <br />