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It is not expected any contamination exists in the soil, but it is likely the tests will reveal a soil <br /> with a rather low fertility and a very low organic matter content. However, combined with the right <br /> plant species these kind of soils could potentially be excellent as they do not often contain a huge <br /> weed seed bank, especially of weeds. However those weeds can accumulate prior to the stockpile <br /> being removed and used. In that respect, the material would be better used as fill rather than soil. <br /> There are no plans at this time to seed the stockpile as it is mainly sub-soil or parent material. It is not <br /> "topsoil"by any measure of the word. The silt fence keeps it from washing away to the west and <br /> toward Running Creek. <br /> Soil test results will be provided to the Division and Atwell when they are completed. <br /> Conclusion: It appears that the material in the pile is likely to be sub-soil. It is important to <br /> note that the pile does seem to be acquiring a sparse cover of weeds that are typical deep rooted <br /> species that are capable of growing in exceedingly poor soils. If the weed growth becomes dense <br /> enough to present a threat then weed control will be done to prevent spread. (Likely will happen) <br /> SIZE OF THE EXISTING PILE: The GPS logs, acquired by walking the perimeter with a Garmin <br /> GPSMap 76CSx handheld GPS and a Magellan eXplorist XL, were downloaded to AutoCad and <br /> appropriately scaled to real dimensions. The area of the pile was determined to be 3.78 acres. The <br /> location of the pile is shown on the included maps where appropriate. <br /> ESTIMATED VOLUME OF MATERIAL: This is difficult to determine accurately, but a good <br /> estimate can be made by estimating the mean depth of the pile. The maximum depth seems to be <br /> about 8 feet, but most of the pile seems closer to about 6.5 to 7 feet deep. The sides are fairly steep so <br /> in cross-section the geometry is similar to a trapezoid. The pile does not appear to have a pronounced <br /> dome in cross-section. So with an area of 3.78 acres the footprint of the pile is about 164,659 sq ft. If <br /> the average depth is 6 feet then the volume of the pile is about 35,285 cu yds. If it is 7 feet deep then <br /> the volume is about 41,156 cu yds. So a good working figure would be a volume of around 38,000 <br /> cubic yards. But it could be more or less. <br /> Page 8 of 11 <br />