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.. ,. <br /> <br />EXHIBIT "E & F" -Revised 03/15/96 <br />RECLAMATION PLAN -SPRING CREEK PASS <br />1. Present land use of the pit area is rangeland. Reclamation is intended to return the mined <br />land and access road to rangeland. The existing culverts will be removed and the <br />access road regraded to blend with the natural land contours. <br />2. Reclamation will be kept current to the extent practical. It is anticipated that no more than <br />13 acres will be disturbed without commencing permanent reclamation. As areas of the <br />pit are mined out, they will be formed back to a natural contour as described in Item 3, <br />topsoiled and seeded. Disturbed areas not mined out and topsoil stockpiles will be <br />temporarily reseeded within one year of disturbance if not used on a yearly basis. The <br />seed mix and application rate for temporary seeding will as described in 7. <br />3. A existing ridge between Highway 149 and the pit will left in place to screen view of the <br />pit from Highway 149. The shape of the excavated pit will resemble a long, narrow valley <br />or drainage, therefore blending into the surrounding terrain. The length and configuration <br />of the pit will provide a long detention time to improve the quality of any pit runoff. <br />When the pit is inactive a series of berms will be constructed to contain surface runoff <br />4. The maximum gradient of reclaimed cut slopes will be 3:1 (horizontal and vertical). Cut <br />slopes will be I5-20 feet vertical. The pit bottom will be graded to the slope of the <br />original terrain, about 2-5% sloping towazd the northeast. <br />5. Topsoil will be salvaged and replaced on reclaimed slopes to an average depth of l2", but <br />no less than 8 inches. <br />6. Temporary roads and all areas compacted by heavy equipment will be ripped on the <br />contour prior [o revegetation attempts. No abrupt changes in grade, depressions, piles or <br />ridges of material above existing natural ground will be left in revegetated areas, however <br />a roughened surface helps to control sediment and aids in establishment of vegetation. <br />Disturbed areas will be reseeded by drilling with the following seed mixture either prior <br />to the end of June or in the late fall: <br />SPECIES <br />Redondo Arizona Fescue <br />San Luis Slender Wheatgrass <br />Bromar Mountain Brome <br />Sodar Streambank Wheatgrass <br />PLS Ibs/acre Seeds/Sq. Ft. <br />2.0 26 <br />6.0 16 <br />6.0 8 <br />3.0 1 1 <br />TOTAL 17.OIbs/acre 61 <br />Due to the free draining nature of the soils, no fertilizer will be required on this site. <br />See attachment to EXHIBIT "I & J", Report from Natural Resources, Conservation <br />Service. <br />