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EXH1BiT D RECLAMATION PLAN <br />1. Purpose: To stabilize soil, reduce damage from sediment and runoff to downstream <br />areas ,and improve wildlife habitat and visual resources. Applicable areas ate surface- <br />mined areas where vegetation is difficult to establish by usual; planting methods. <br />2. In preparing the site for reclamation ,the operator will use dump trucks and front <br />end loader to distribute overburden or top soil for planting. Whole area will consist <br />of approximately 2 acres in size. The reclamation process will proceed when the <br />mining of each 2 acre section /phase has been completed. <br />3. The proposed land use for this area is agriculture and post mining land use will be <br />"Rangeland" in Agriculture Zoned District. <br />4. Reclamation Plan Implementation: <br />A. Overburden will be replaced at extraction areas upon termination of <br />excavation. Estimated depth of replacement will be under 12"since <br />there is a very shallow level of top soil. <br />B. Land slopes should not exceed 50% (2:1) and should be flatter where <br />feasible and practicable. <br />C. Revegetation Measures: <br />Top soiIina <br />In the event that the soils have insufficient depth or have physical <br />chazacteristics unsuitable for development of vegetative cover, <br />topsoil or material having the capability of supporting the planned <br />vegetative planting shall be brought in and spread over the deficient <br />areas. The materials must be applied uniformly in sufficient depth <br />to support the type and quality of vegetative cover planned for <br />the site. <br />I1. Seedbed Prenarat3on <br />The seedbed shall be well settled and firm, but friable enough that <br />seed can be placed at the seeding depth specified. The seedbed <br />shall be reasonably free of weeds. Competitive stands of weeds <br />that aze present before seeding must be controlled by shallow <br />tillage or by application of herbicides labeled for this purpose. <br />Soils that have been over-compacted by traffic or equipment, <br />especially when wet, should be tilled to break up rooting restrictive <br />layers, and then harrowed, rolled or packed to prepare the requioed <br />firmed seedbed. <br />