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<br />but it will be significant Staged reclamation of the well field as solution mining panels are <br />retired will minimize the size of the disturbance area at any given time throughout the project <br />' life. <br />As individual solution mining wells are retired, the well pads will be stabilized using suitable <br />' interim-stabilization techniques, as described in The Plan, to prevent erosion until final <br />reclamation of all or part of that specific mining panel. Roads that will not be Deeded to serve <br />subsequent development within the mining panel will be similarly stabilized. <br />' Final reclamation of each mining panel or part of a mining panel can only be accomplished once <br />mining activities in the panel or part of a panel have been concluded At that point, the solution <br />mining wells will have been properly abandoned, the solution collector pipes, pipe racks, <br />' electrical panels, and pumps will be removed to serve other areas, and the well field access <br />roads can be abandoned as appropriate. Final reclamation would immediately follow the <br />completion of abandonment and dewmmissioning activities. <br />' At any time, the disturbed area in the well field will roughly approximate the size of one of the <br />mining panels. The amount of land expected to be substantially disturbed within a mining <br />panel conservatively ranges from 125 acres to 209 acres and averages about 172 acres. Actual <br />' physical disturbance and clearing will likely be less. <br />2.2.2 Surface Facilities <br />' American Soda anticipates operating the Yankee Gulch Project indefmitely (Steigers <br />Corporation, 199g). Therefore, most of the surface facilities outside the mining panels will <br />function long term, and their reclamation would occur in the distant future. Development and <br />operation of the plant site facilities (Piceance Site and Parachute Site) will be in accordance with <br />this document Five buildings will be located at the Yankee Gulch Project Piceance Site in the <br />initial plant processing area, including the administration, solution processing, pumphouse, <br />t heat exchanger and general purpose buildings. Also, an electric substation, a generator, <br />outdoor switch gear, a pipeline feed surge tank, a return water collection tank, a cooling tower <br />and parking lots will be constructed. The Piceance Site plant will occupy an area about 6.5 <br />' acres in size, with access controlled by security fencing. A 13-acre evaporation pond will be <br />located nearthe processing plant. <br />The Parachute Site will support a processing plant area, which will include process buildings, a <br />storage building, storage tanks, an adminisuative and laboratory building, Product packaging <br />and loadout facilities, utilities, a rail spur, several ponds and other associated facilities. The <br />Parachute Site is associated with an existing inactive industrial facility. As a result, <br />' development of the Parachute Site will result in minimal land disturbance. Minor relocation of <br />the existing railroad spur may result in 2 to 3 acres of additional land disturbance. <br />Since these facilities will be operated long-term for the life of the project, final reclamation <br />t measures are not stipulated in The Plan. These measures will be finalized by American Soda <br />and the appropriate agencies as the project nears completion. However, it is anticipated that <br />general closure and reclamation concepts will be implemented Facilities will be <br />' decommissioned in preparation for removal. Decommissioning will involve disassembly and <br />removal from the site of all salvageable equipment, instrumentation, parts, and supplies. All <br />structures and facilities will be salvaged, if feasible, or demolished. Any non-salvageable <br />' structures, facilities, slab footings and foundations will be demolished and buried on-site. <br />Areas disturbed from decommissioning will be regraded, covered with topsoil, and <br />revegetated. <br />' American Soda, LLP. Z-2 <br /> Soil Conservadm. FJOSIOn and Sedlmenl <br /> Control, Ralavutron, and Revegeuuon flan <br />' October 28, 1948 <br />