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<br />The 12-24 inches are figures taken from the Soil <br />Conservation Service's Soil Survey Report for the <br />Colluvial Land Mapping Unit. This figure is not <br />appropriate for the area in question and the appli- <br />cation should read, ... will remove 4-B inches of <br />colluvial ... <br />h1LFi1) -- 'I he staff rc~cnmmE_nds that tare segregated topsai 1. <br />frorn the I~~liwot ser'i.es and ~:lortion=; of the coll;_IVial. <br />:Land not he mi.::ed with sub=ni.1. If the oper<~tor' <br />wishe=. to screen the topsoil just pr-i.ar to plt:+cr-_~- <br />rne.rrt, he may do sri. The crverhurden subsoi 1 must be <br />c:'tocL:pil.ed =.e~.~aratel.y, scree~nerl separately and <br />replaced pr:inr to tnpsoi] rel_~lacertrent„ In ordc?r to <br />achieve 1:he propssed final. land use, i:he staff rec- <br />ommends that a mi.r~i.mum of 1~ inches of "gr-r..•wth <br />medium" Lie. r-eplaced r?venly ovc?r all di.siL.u-bed areas. <br />Recommendations noted. However, it should be noted <br />that there is generally no subsoil or overburden <br />subsoil. There is about 6 inches of soil on the <br />rock (overburden) that covers the major mineral <br />being mined. However, the overburden rock is also a <br />marketable item and therefore has commercial value <br />and it too is sold. Therefore, the "overburden" <br />also is being mined when there is a market <br />available. <br />ML. Ft Ii-':. TI-~t_• proL:roserd secad mi. :; con{.aining Smooth Firom~a, <br />Orchardgras=. and lnter`rnediate wheatgriass i <br />p ,_~r_e=as 1:.he. op,~rat~.~r wishes to return <br />i-~cc:e'taL)l. F.? SOY- <br />Lu hay meadow.. However, lhi.s mi. ;; wou.Ld not provide <br />prc:rper plant. diversity ar- spcr_ie_ fcr 'the upland <br />di~sl-Llr-ba;nc:e? area=_ and at.hls•r- areas not: to be hay <br />~neadoar. The staff sL.ryyests that the operator <br />propose ianothe.r seed m.i:: for- areas outside of the <br />he.y merndow. <br />Tht~ following !;pec:ies =-hould do well nr, the uplancl <br />a r r: i?. s f. <br />Wfastr=rn whe~:e'tgrass <br />Litl-le. ~lues't.=m <br />E{ig bluestESrn <br />5:ideraa{:s yr~ama <br />Bll-re gr ama <br />Green nec.dlegr;ass <br />F(ubbr_~r rabbit_br`ush <br />Maun~tai.n rt~ah,ogany <br />They apr2r'~;rtor shol.ald worF: up ar, up.l.and grass and <br />shr';-ih mi. :: fagr.lred ai: Sir pure live seeds pr=r squar-r.? <br />f ant:.. <br />5 <br />