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Section 780.18 (b) Continued. Reclamation Plan Introduction. • The ultimate reclamation objectives of the existing and proposed mining activities of the Kerr Mine Area and the Kerr Tipple Area are to restore the land to the same use capability which existed prior to mining. The temporary objectives of all reclamation prac- tices are to stabilize the soils, hydrologic and wildlife resources and to restore the approximate original contour of the permit area. Ultimately, the areas currently being mined and the new proposed mining areas will be returned to their original uses as rangeland, with watersheds and airsheds in their appropriate premining char- acter. Moreover, once reclamation activities have been completed, the Kerr Mine Area and the Kerr Tipple Area will approximate the premining conditions in appearance and usefulness. These objectives will be achieved by implementation of the reclama- tion plan described below. Kerr Coal will combine information on existing baseline conditions with modern practices of reclamation technology to assure achievement of its reclamation objectives. The premining condition of the permit area has been thoroughly identified through the collection of baseline data or, where such data could not be collected because of previous disturbance, through extrapolation of data from similar adjacent areas. Having identified the premining conditions, Kerr Coal proposes to commence mining according to the following sequence: removal of soil and protection of existing soil resources; removal of overburden; / extraction of the coal resources; backfilling, grading and reco -~ touring of the land to its approximate original contou~~reesta- blishment of surface drainage patterns; redistribution of soil; and revegetation and restoration of the affected area to the premining . land use. Such practices will result in lands with use capabili- ties and productivity levels equal to or greater than those pre- sently found. 780-57