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Once the pile is removed that land may need to be seeded and it will take two or three seasons for that <br /> vegetation to develop. But it is more likely that the Community Amenity will be constructed. <br /> However, and once again,that has not been planned yet, so it cannot be determined now how this land <br /> will be reclaimed or developed. <br /> One thing is certain. Unnecessary disturbance of the land being reclaimed elsewhere and at this time <br /> in the pit will only serve to extend the time needed to reach a suitable vegetation for release of the <br /> permitted land. It would be best to manage the land adaptively until the future is better known. And <br /> that is also the goal of the current reclamation plan,no matter what the use is, even as a community <br /> amenity. For now it would be best to simply leave the land use as Rangeland and don't make any <br /> changes until it is known what changes are definitely needed. <br /> Materials Contained in the Pile: To determine the nature of the materials composing the pile it was <br /> first inspected from all sides and along the top while looking for any foreign materials (wood, metal, <br /> etc.). None was found. During that inspection the color and texture of the material and its variations <br /> were examined. This was followed by taking samples using a 15 inch soil tube auger. The samples <br /> were deposited into plastic bags and sealed to prevent spillage or accidental mixing. About three <br /> pounds were collected from each of the three units. <br /> Results: No foreign material (metal, wood, asphalt, concrete, etc.)was found incorporated <br /> in the pile. Of course there was no way to examine the inside of the pile,but all the material on the <br /> outside showed no hints of possible hidden material inside the pile. And the Elbert County permit only <br /> allowed clean fill. <br /> The material itself appears to be subsoil as it contains very little evidence of organic <br /> matter and in places shows evidence of three different kinds of materials, based on soil color. <br /> Soil Unit 1. The first unit is a yellowish-tan color and is brighter than soil unit 2. It appears as <br /> if this soil might have originally been below the orange-brown soil and perhaps was a part of the C <br /> horizon. It has the texture of a soil that has had very limited contact with living matter. It probably <br /> came from considerable depth based on the lack of root structures found in the soil. <br /> Page 6 of 11 <br />