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B. Describe the method for seed bed preparation, and application method for <br /> grass/forb seeding: <br /> Following completion of drilling, sub-surface cut and fill material would be replaced to reconstruct the original <br /> contours of the site prior to topsoiling.Any compacted subsurface areas would be ripped prior to topsoiling. <br /> As noted above, topsoil would be evenly redistributed across the site just prior to re-seeding. Topsoil <br /> replacement would occur in late August and September followed by re-seeding in late September prior to <br /> freezing soil surface. The prescribed seed mix would be broadcast across the site following topsoiling; <br /> anticipating a loose seedbed, the site would be lightly compacted by use of tracked equipment. <br /> After seeding, a certified weed free straw mulch would be applied to the site and shallow harrowed to crimp <br /> the straw mulch in place. The site would be fenced to protect the seeding until establishment. This will be <br /> completed for the entire area in and around the vibrating wire piezometer. The reclamation will still be <br /> considered "partial" as the final hole must be plugged, abandoned and equipment removed. Area disturbed <br /> in those activities will not exceed the original boundaries and will be reclaimed in a similar manner. <br /> V. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR PROSPECTING OPERATIONS: <br /> 1. Reclamation measures shall be fulfilled in a timely manner and completed within five <br /> (5) years of completion of prospecting activities. <br /> 2. The prospecting operations described in this Notice will be conducted in such a <br /> manner as to minimize surface disturbances. In addition to the measures required in <br /> Rule 5, precautions to be taken include: <br /> A. Confinement of operations to areas near existing roads or trails, where <br /> practicable. Existing roads which are to remain as permanent roads after <br /> prospecting activities are completed shall be left in a condition equal to or better <br /> than the pre-prospecting condition; <br /> B. Drilling shall be conducted in such a way as to prevent cuttings and fluids from <br /> directly entering any dry or flowing stream channel. Drill cuttings must be spread <br /> to a depth no greater than one-half(1/2) inch or buried in an approved disposal <br /> pit; <br /> C. Proper and timely abandonment of drill holes upon completion of drilling; <br /> D. Reclamation of affected lands upon completion of operations or phases of an <br /> operation;, <br /> E. Backfilling and revegetating any pits to blend in with the surrounding land <br /> surface; <br /> Form 2—Public File Page 11 of 14 <br />