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PLA~E SAND & GRAVEL LLC - S8H ~E INERT FILL NOTICE (RULE 3.1.5(el) From time to time over the life of the mine we may import inert materials into this mining operation, as defined in Rule 1.1(20). It will be used to partially construct the slopes from the existing ground level into the mine floor. This fill will then be covered with finer material and revegetated where re- quired by the current permit. If the material is good dirt we will use it to supplement the topsoil needs for the above water slope. Where there is little soil on the site any imported dirt will only increase the chances of revegetation being successful. Additional material that can be used as fish habitat and bank armoring may also be used below the water line. The reclamation plan approved will not be changed and we will continue to do reclamation concurrent with mining. The fill, IF AVAILABLE, will be used to create the slopes, but sloping will not be delayed if it is not. The exact amount of material to be imported is unknown. We will report the volume imported each year in the annual report and keep a running total so the Division will know how much and where it has been placed. We estimate approximately 10$ of the material to do the sloping will be imported if the material is available. Importing fill will begin upon notice by the Division that this notice is acceptable and our reclamation permit has been approved. We will continue to import inert fill until reclama- tion is complete or we no longer have a source. Since the approved plan is to turn this into a private lake with 3:1 slopes around the perimeter, the importation of. fill material will allow us to maximize the material being removed and still complete reclamation as approved. The material used in the slopes will not be exposed, unless it is fish habitat or bank armoring. The dirt imported will enhance reclamation success, because of the lack of topsoil on the site. No specific compaction rates are proposed for the fill. The material usually available contains smaller pieces of concrete, or dirt mixed with the larger pieces of the same material. This makes it very difficult to achieve a specific compaction rate. In most cases, the larger materials can be laid on end and filled around or placed on a flat place and filled around. While we take no action to reach a specific compaction rate, the way the material is placed tends to compact it. We run heavy equipment over the filled area during the filling process and the material is compacted as a result. Stabilization of this fill material is not a concern because of the limited amount used in the slopes and the way it is placed. what voids do remain are usually under large pieces of material and little settling is possible. No structures will be built on the fill, nor will the depth of the fill be so great as to affect offsite lands if settling occurred.