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Topsoil will be replaced on areas disturbed by construction or operation to a minimum depth of <br /> six inches. Approximately 55,100 cubic yards (34.2 ac-ft) of topsoil were salvaged prior to <br /> loadout construction for this purpose and stored in three topsoil piles located in the permit area. <br /> Approximately 117,289 cubic yards (73.1 ac-ft) of topsoil were salvaged for replacement on the <br /> TAHR. Vegetative cover was established on these piles to aid in stabilization of the resource. <br /> Three permanent separate seed mixes and one temporary stabilization seed mix are permitted to <br /> establish three separate communities: dryland pasture, improved pasture, and rangeland. The <br /> seed mixes proposed incorporate native and site-adapted species with several introduced species <br /> being included. In pastureland designations, this is necessary for the utility of the lands. The <br /> introduced species proposed for the rangeland areas are a low percentage of the entire mix, <br /> generally exhibit quick establishment, or have nitrogen-fixing characteristics. <br /> Due to the narrow configuration of the area to be reclaimed as rangeland, the proximity of <br /> concentrated shrublands, and the creation of"edge" effect, the Division will not require <br /> reestablishment of woody plants on rangeland sites. <br /> A fifth seed mix was approved for the reclamation of portions of the Tie-Across Haul Road. <br /> Exhibit 20-2 of the PAP depicts portions of the Tie-Across Haul Road to be revegetated as <br /> cropland using small grains. <br /> 12 <br />