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<br />' S.0 RECLAMATION <br />' Reclamation and revegetation procedures, methods and practices to be used to effectively <br />reclaim surface disturbances associated with the Yanket Gulch Project, and the success <br />standards for revegetation and their associated monitoring methodologies are described in this <br />' section. Sequencing of reclamation operations is discussed first, followed by more detailed <br />descriptions of each reclarrration activity. Following the reclamation operations section, a <br />description of vegetation development and noxious weed monitoring and management is <br />presented Revegetation monitoring and success criteria are presented in the final subsection. <br />5.1 RECLAMATION OPERATIONS -WELL FIELD AND FACILITIES <br />' The reclamation process involves backfilling and grading disturbed areas to final topographic <br />configurations, redistributing topdressing and reconstructing soils that provide a suitable plant <br />growth medium, and revegetating the area with plant species which provide vegetation cover <br />which promotes site stability and is capable of supporting the postmining land use. Following <br />' completion aad retirement of mining panels or closure and decommissioning of facility areas, <br />reclamation will nomrally be performed in the following sequence: <br /> 1) Buildings structures and other improvements will be demolished and removed to the extent <br /> this is physically and economically possible. Salvageable items will be recycled. Non- <br /> salvageable structures, facilities, slab footings and foundations will be demolished and <br /> either buried on-site or disposed of off-site at an approved location; <br />' <br /> 2) Backfilling and grading operations will be performed to create acceptable surface <br /> configurations ; <br />' 3) Drainages will be reconstructed as an integral part of backfilling and grading operations; <br />' 4) Topdressing materials will be selectively redistributed to reconstruct suitable plant growth <br />mediums; and <br /> <br /> S) Topdressed areas will be revegetated <br />1 d <br /> During site reclamation, appropriate erosion and sediment control measures will be constructe <br /> and maintained. <br />' Reclamation operations will incorporate the planning and general considerations detailed in <br /> Section 3.0 to the extent that they are applicable and effective. Reclamation activity scheduling <br /> will be influenced by seasonal climatic conditions. Seeding and planting will be coordinated <br />' with other reclamation activities to occur as soon as practicable after seedbed preparation bas <br /> been completed. Inspections of ongoing reclamation and revegetation operations will be made <br /> on a periodic basis with operational adjustments or corrective measures being implemented as <br /> necessary. Detailed records of reclamation and revegetation operations wrll be kept for <br />' evaluation and management purposes. <br />' Reclamation of the facilities areas will proceed in the same general sequence described above, <br />but there will be variations in reclamation procedures for the Piceance arrd Parachute facility <br />locations due to their differing amounts of past disturbance. Site specific reclamation plans will <br />be developed for the Parachute Facility well in advance of final closure. However, preparing <br />' such a plan at this time is premature. For instance, future disturbances may create <br />opportunities to salvage additional soil materials for topdressing previously disturbed areas <br />' Amcritaa Soda. LLP. S- <br /> Soil Conxrvauon, Flosioo and SWlmenl <br /> Coavol, reclamation and Revcgetanon flan <br />' October ?8, 1998 <br />