2020-02-07_PERMIT FILE - M2020007 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: M2020007
• IBM Index Class Name: PERMIT FILE
• Doc Date: 2/7/2020
• Doc Name: Application
• From: L.G. Everist, Inc.
• To: DRMS
• Email Name: ECS
• Email Name: MAC
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

EXHIBIT E RECLAMATION PLAN(coNT)
and are not being reclaimed as graveled access roadways, will have
an average of 6-12 inches of soil fully replaced and prepped for
seeding. All top soiled areas will be seeded with the seed mix
described in this plan, and effective weed control measures will be
implemented until the Phase is released from the permit area. The
applicant requests that the establishment of full revegetation will
not be required for permit acreage release if "reasonable assur-
ance" that the development for the approved post mining land use
will continue prior to establishing permanent vegetation. An
example of "reasonable assurance" is a letter from the landowner
(Cannon Land Company) stating they accept the reclamation "as is"
and they plan to continue development of said reservoir and will be
re-disturbing some areas to install developed water storage reser-
voir operation facilities As mentioned in the Mining Plan, if the
reservoir phase acreage is not released from the DRMS permit, and
the landowner constructs developed water storage facilities that
are not in this reclamation plan, then L.G. Everist will file a
Technical Revision to incorporate the changes .
RECLAMA TION PLAN FOR BACKFILL AREAS
This section covers reclamation on the developed water storage
reservoirs in Phase 1A, 2A, 4A, 4B, AND 5A. The 5 areas have
commercial deposits of gravel but are too small or too shallow to
develop as water storage reservoirs . It was also determined that
with the amount of overburden on the reservoir areas, there is not
a large enough demand to sell all the overburden that will be
stripped. The mining plan calls for leaving the side slopes of
these areas graded 3h to lv when mining ends to have. They will
then be backfilled using the excess overburden from the initial
stripping of a phase and the fines generated during processing of
the raw sand and gravel . At any given time, backfilling may be
taking place on 2 or more Phases as shown on the MAP EXHIBIT C-1 -
MINING PLAN MAP
The intent is to fill Phase 1A, 2A and 4B to their existing
elevations . Phases 4A and 5A may be filled above original grade in
some areas to dispose of excess overburden. Estimates show that
it is possible to complete the backfilling in these Phases as shown
on MAP EXHIBIT F - RECLAMATION PLAN MAP - OPTION A and OPTION B if the
amount of overburden is present . At a minimum, each backfilled
Phase will be backfilled to a level at least 2 feet above the
highest ground water elevations if there is not sufficient material
to bring them back to their original elevation. once backfilling
is complete in a Phase, an average of 6-12 inches of topsoil will
be spread over the disturbed area and it will be seeded as cropland
during the next planting season.
L.G. Everist, Inc. Ragsdale Reservoirs February 6,2020
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