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than 55 gallons in capacity), a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) <br />Plan will be developed and implemented as required by State and Federal regulations. <br />6. Has the Applicant proposed a plan to protect topsoil that satisfies the requirements of <br />Rule 3.1.9 and 6.4.5(2)(d)? <br />Topsoil will be protected by stockpiling it separately from other overburden. It will be <br />used to form berms around the perimeter of the mine site, so as to remaiin undisturbed <br />until needed for reclamation. These topsoil berms will be graded 2:1, seeded with the <br />seed mix described in #14 below and watered as needed for erosion prevention and dust <br />control. <br />Will the proposed reclamation plan achieve the final land use of cropland? (Rule 3.1.1) <br />Based on past reclamation success of permitted sand and gravel mines, such as the 32 <br />Road Pit operated by Parkerson Construction Co. in Mesa County (M-1985-219), the <br />proposed reclamation plan should be sufficient to protect the topsoil and provide the <br />necessary final grades for cropland use. <br />Does the Applicant's proposed reclamation plan describe the type of reclamation it plans <br />to achieve, why it was chosen, the acreage to be reclaimed; and the methods and <br />mechanics of earthmoving? (Rule 6.4.5(2)(a)J <br />We believe it does describe these things. The site will be reclaimed to cropland, with <br />mining and reclamation occurring in 6 phases, with the sixth phase only for completion of <br />reclamation (see Operations Timetable in #10 below). Based on current use and the <br />number of agricultural crops grown in surrounding areas, the soils are believed to be <br />suitable for this land use. Total affected area to be reclaimed will be 156 acres. The <br />reclaimed use was chosen so as to return as much land as possible to viable farmland, <br />thus keeping the area consistent with its surroundings upon reclamation. <br />All of the Phase 1 mine area and the northern Phase 2 mine area will be backfilled to <br />approximately the 5,780 elevation. Backfllling of this area will employ the use of all of the <br />overburden stripped from all five of the mine areas. Backfill material from Phase 1 areas <br />will be stockpiled in the northern Phase 2 area until areas large enough to accommodate <br />that volume is created in Phase 1 areas. Overburden from remaining phases will be <br />placed directly in Phase 1 and 2 backfill areas. Topsoil will be placed in these areas <br />once all backfill is completed and final grade is achieved. Reclamation in the remaining <br />areas of the mine site (Phases 3, 4, 5, and the southern portion of 2) will consist of <br />topsoiling the 3:1 slopes and pit floor with topsoil that had been placed in screening <br />berms for those areas. Method of material movement and placement will be by <br />trackhoes, backhoes, scrapers, and/or haul trucks. <br />9. Has the Applicant proposed a grading plan that will create a final topography that is <br />appropriate to the final land use of cropland? (Rules 3.1.5 and 6.4.6) <br />Pit edges will be mined at a 3:1 slope, which is the desired post-mining reclamation <br />slope. This slope will allow farm equipment to traverse the area. The pit floor will have a <br />2% grade, which has been an appropriate grade to facilitate irrigation of crops on other <br />sites throughout the state. It will also allow for adequate site drainage. As #10 below <br />indicates, reclamation and mining will occur concurrently, thus backfilling in various <br />phases will occur as soon as is feasible. The Applicant has no plans to backfill inert <br />structural fill generated outside permit the area, as referenced in Rule 3.1.5 (9). <br />Exhibit F -Reclamation Plan Map adequately portrays the proposed final land use, <br />including contour lines that illustrate direction and rate of slope. The backfill area in the <br />