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~;: ' .~ i <br />~. <br />i,: <br />,~ <br /> <br /> <br />RECLAt•1ATION PLAN <br />Dryland Mix <br />39X Winter Rye - <br />13% Ranger Alfalfa <br />9S Smooth Broam <br />8% Intermediate Wheat Grass <br />7X Slender Wheat Grass <br />8X Nordan Crested Wheat Grass <br />6% Russian Wild Rye <br />10% Jose Tall Wheat Grass <br />The primary objective for the reclamation plan for the Martin Marietta <br />Silica quarry is to put the land back to as near the original land use as <br />possible. The surrounding land .is agricultural.;.made up of dryland pasture. <br />We will restore the mining area to a dryland pasture environment. <br />The total area to be-mined is 10 acres. Due to the lack of material, <br />some overburden and-rock will have to be hauled in from the Martin Marietta <br />Cement quarry to the east: This material will be ,placed into the pit to <br />obtain a maximum slope of 2 horizontal to 1 vertical. This field material <br />will. be covered with 2 to 4 inches of topsoil previously stripped off and <br />stockpiled. The area will then be seeded with a dryland pasture mix and <br />fertilised. <br />A dryland pasture mix presently being used at the Martin Marietta <br />Cement Plant will be utilized. The following is a breakdown of the seed <br />variety: <br />25 pounds to 75 pounds of_seed per acre will be planted. Ammonium <br />Nitrate fertilizer will be applied at the time of seeding at a rate of. <br />200 to 300 pounds per acre to facilitate growth. A portable sprinkler <br />system will be used with water pumped from the South Ledge Ditch to initiate <br />growth. - <br />I <br />i <br />:, <br />d <br />Reclamation will not be able to begin until the end of the anticipated <br />life of this operation. Reclamation is planned to begin in the year 2025 <br />and be complete in the year 2030. <br />