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<br />T830161 <br />' be a reasonable plant growth medium when treated with appropriate soil amendments. <br />Soil samples will be submitted for analysis after placement of the overburden to <br />' determine appropriate types and quantities of soil amendments. <br />' As mining proceeds to the south and new areas are opened up, 12 to 24 inches of <br />topsoil ~tiill be salvaged by pushing the material to the south with a dozer, removal of <br />the underlying overburden and placing this material directly on areas to be reclaimed <br />' and, finally, picking up the salvaged topsoil with scrapers and spreading it directly over <br />the newl;~ placed overburden on the quarry slopes at a depth of 6 to 12 inches. If any <br />1 topsoil remains after the side slopes are covered, it will be spread uniformly over the <br />overburden which has been spread over the quarry floor. An intermediate screening <br />' step may be employed to remove rock from the overburden for sale as aggregate. <br />As part of the planned early development work for reactivating the quarry, <br />' approximately 3,000 cubic yards of overburden will be removed from the planned solid <br />waste disposal area. The disposal area has no topsoil as it was partially disturbed when <br />' an access route was built to the original quarry by Great Western. Hence, no topsoil <br />will be salvaged. The overburden will be stockpiled as a berm to screen the quarry <br />' from view of travelers on Highway 93. The pile will be fertilized and seeded to <br />establish vegetation until the material is needed for quarry reclamation. The waste <br />' disposal and stockpile areas are shown in Figure D.1. <br />As mentioned in Exhibit D, ongoing mining operations will include the use of a small <br />' pond which will ultimately be built in the northeast corner of the quarry floor, <br />Moreover, the landowner has requested that this pond be retained post mining for use <br />' in stock watering. Consequently, provisions will be made for a permanent pond. Slopes <br />at the pond will be no steeper than 3 H to 1 V from 5 feet above to 10 feet below <br />' the expected water level. <br />Reclamation Sequence <br />1 <br />As stated earlier, the first reclamation activity is that associated with temporarily <br />' stabilizing the new overburden berm that is established adjacent to Highway 93. The <br />' -19- <br />lJ <br />