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<br /> <br /> <br />1 <br />t <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />RECLAMATION PLAN (cont.) EXHIBIT E <br />exhibits in this submittal are designed to contain complete details <br />and progression of mining stages and reclamation phases. <br />Af ter the slopes are established in each phase soil material <br />will be respread. It should be noted that the SCS estimates a <br />uniform 18 inches of soil that it describes as brown cobbly, sandy <br />loam that is 508 to 758 cobble. The report does not make an <br />estimate of the percentages of sand. This would mean that of the <br />original 18 inches, something between 4 1/2 to 9 inches is sand <br />and loam. Since only the fines are left after screening, we would <br />expect approximately 4 to 6 inches of material will be respread on <br />the mined area. There appears to be more than enough soil to ,dha,(FsU- <br />complete the work as planned. <br />The soils in the area are very gravelly and sandy with some <br />clay filling, in general,, it is expected that the backfill materials <br />will be porous and permeable. Normal rainfalls are not expected <br />to accumulate in this depressed area in quantities large enough to <br />create a standing water condition. However, it is possible that <br />unusually heavy rainfalls or runoffs might collect here and stand <br />for a short time bef ore the water evaporates. <br />The mining of two different minerals with two timetables may <br />cause some delay in the start up of final reclamation in some i <br />areas. For instance, even though sand and gravel mining would be ~, <br />essentially complete in Stage 3, resoiling of the pit floor would <br />be delayed until clay mining is complete in that stage. Any area <br />needed by the clay mine will be left unreclaimed by the sand and <br />gravel operator until after the clay is removed. It would be <br />unproductive and cost prohibitive to reclaim the areas under which <br />the clay lies. It will be the clay operators responsibility to <br />reclaim any of the clay areas. The bond calculations take this <br />overlap of mineral stages into account. <br />REVEGETATION PROGRAM <br />The top-soiling plan discussed earlier and the revegetation <br />program were devised after careful review of existing soil conditions <br />and present vegetation, both on the site and in the reports prepared <br />14 <br />