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dw • <br />C7 <br />5. You have stated that "Concurrent reclamation of disturbed areas will be implemented to the <br />extent possible." Describe in detail your plan for concurent reclamation. Provide enough <br />information that it will be useful in de[ermining your reclamation bond requiremen[ for <br />various stages or phases of your mining operation. <br />Provide your plan to stabilize the quarry highwalls. <br />~tN~6 ~~~e-'Your section 1.2 of Exhibit E states that "occasionally, occurtences of overburden will be <br />.91,1 ~~ removed from some of the gravel bar areae to be mined." Please provide more discussion of <br />' this statement. Is the material to be removed as product or as salvage material for <br />reclamation? If it is to be used for reclamation, provide more details regarding storage and <br />placement in reclamation backfill. <br />7 <br />~ °S`ection 1.3 of your reclamation plan states that soil screened from the gravel baz aggregate <br />will be saved for future use as topsoil in reclamation. It is assumed that you aze referring to <br />fines,which will be primarily sand and small size gravel. This fraction of the pit run material <br />will most likely be very low in nutrient value and water holding capacity. Unless properly <br />amended this material will probably not be a good plant growth medium and may erode due <br />to lack of vegetative cover. Please explain how you intend to overcome these problems. <br />Your section 1.3 soil salvage states that at least l0 feet will be stripped ahead of any azea to <br />be mined. It is assumed that this is in reference to the gravel mining operation. What is the <br />maximum buffer azea to be stripped ahead of mining granite andliutesfistte? / . / <br />G~~ f1`rti~-~ <br />10.E J~4'our section 1.7 states that "For future reclamation by the operator, landowner or another <br />R`f ~~ party an appropriate amount of topsoil will be left in a noticeable, shaped, and seeded <br />`du~'Yl/ stockpile within 50 feet of the mineral stockpiles remaining after final reclamation." Please <br />explain this statement. There should be no mineral stockpiles or topsoil stockpiles left after <br />final reclamation. <br />11. ~~ection 2.3 of your post mining reclamation activities states that "Overburden will be placed <br />,,,..yL to create apost-mining topography that is self-draining and which blends into adjacent <br />~lt undisturbed lands. It is assumed that you are referring to the gravel pit azeas. Please provide <br />an estimate of the amount of overburden to be backfilled into the mined out gravel pits. The <br />Division recommends that if you have excess overburden materials (not needed to create <br />appropriate grades), that you consider using that material with other materials and <br />amendments to reclaim quarry benches. <br />12. 2 -four proposed permanent seed mix does not include a legume; however, your section 2.6 <br />p_of~Q~, states that legume seed will be inoculated with the cortect rhizobium prior to shipping. <br />II "" ~'Gr~j`~'~p Please discuss this discrepancy. It would be an improvement to your seed mix if you were to <br />add an appropriate legume. You might consider contacting the local Natural Resource <br />~ O~Conservation Service office for a recommendation. <br />~LS1 1~. The DOW has recommended that fourwing saltbush be replaced with Rhus trilobata <br />,~ ~ (oakbtvsh sumac) Ribies SPP. (Curran[) or Amelanchier SPP. (Mountain Mologany) as a <br />7 <br />