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<br />Gradine <br />• <br />Grading will be done to provide stabilized shorelines around the reservoir. All backfilling will <br />be done using native overburden, topsoil, and claystone. There are no known toxic materials in <br />the proposed backfill material. <br />All grading will be done to prevent erosion. Final grading will be done immediately afrer <br />topsoiling has been completed. Backfilling will be completed in phases after mining is <br />completed. <br />All slopes left by the mining operation will at a minimum be 3H:1 V and 2H:1 V at ] 0' below the <br />water line. <br />Tonsoilin2 <br />Sufficient topsoil will be stockpiled for the reclamation process. Stockpiles remaining in place <br />longer than one growing season will be seeded with a fast growing cover to minimize erosion. <br />Handling of topsoil will be minimized by efficient sequencing of the mining. Topsoil will be <br />replaced a[ a depth of four to eight inches. <br />Stripped topsoil will be stockpiled pazallel to the flow of water in order to reduce the risk of <br />inhibiting the flow of a flood. Throughout the mining phases, Lafarge will limit the amount of <br />topsoil stockpiled at any one time by continuously using it to cap backfilled azeas. <br />Revegetation <br />The reclamation plan will revege[ate all disturbed azeas with appropriate seed mixes to minimize <br />erosion and reestablish natural terrain. Below is a seedin recommendation from the Soil <br />Conservation Service (SCS). At the time of see mg, the SCS will be consulted for any necessary <br />fertilizing. <br />Reseeding of the property will be done afrer an acceptable seedbed is prepared. Grass seed will <br />be planted with a drill equipped with depth bands and press wheels. The grass seed mix will <br />included drought resistant varieties and will be planted in either early spring or fall to ensure <br />germination. <br />Grasses planted in eazly spring should be warm season cover crops. The permanent grass seed <br />should then be drilled into the cover crop in early fall without additional tillage. Grasses planted <br />in the eazly fall should be permanent grasses and covered with straw mulch at a rate of 2,000 lbs. <br />per acre immediately following seeding. The straw should then be crimped into the soil to <br />control erosion until the grass becomes established. <br />E-2 <br />