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• Pit 2 was never opened and its topsoil was not available to <br />supplement Pit 1 stockpiles. Consequently, the depth of redis- <br />tributed topsoil was less than 22 inches. Actual topsoil depth <br />over the entire Pit 1 disturbed acreage was about 12 inches. <br />This depth exceeds the 6-inch average approved by the CMLRD for <br />the 81-acre southern portion of the pit reclaimed during 1987. <br />SUMMARY <br />Soil resource information on Wyoming Fuel Company's proposed <br />permit area was collected by Mined Land Reclamation Consultants <br />(MRC) in 1979 and Wyoming Fuel Company in 1980. <br />Soils in the permit area have been described and sampled. <br />The topsoil in the area of Pit 1 has been salvaged and stock- <br />piled. <br />• Topsoil stripping in the area of Pit 2 should begin in July, <br />1981. The soil resources were assessed and one soil Spicerton <br />has limitation for salvaging because of high SAR levels and clay <br />content. The Manburn soil is limited by weathered sandstone at a <br />depth of approximately 15 inches. <br />Despite these limitations, the results of this oil inventory <br />suggest there are adequate soil resources available for revegeta- <br />tion. <br />• -20- (Revised April 13, 1990) <br />