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<br />1 <br />J <br /> <br />2.05.3(4)(d) <br />(5) Topsoil <br />A narrative describing the method of removal and the amount to be <br />removed and the plan for storage of topsoil, subsoil and other <br />material within the nerroit area. <br />Grand Mesa Coal Company has three sites in which proposed surface <br />disturbance will take place. They are, the proposed sedimenta- <br />tion pond, the proposed portal and yard area for access to the <br />Red Canyon #2 Mine, and proposed underground development waste <br />disposal site.Refer to the Proposed Surface Disturbance Map, <br />2.05.3(2)(b)-1, the location of these proposed sites. <br />Topsoil and overburden will <br />stored or utilized as discussed <br />tion, Section 2.04.9, and the <br />analysis of the soil within the <br />be removed from these sites and <br />further. Soils Resource Informa- <br />Soil Map, 2.04.9-i, present an <br />permit =area. <br />Coal Company plane to remove all available topsoil from both of <br />these sites. <br />Topsoil will be removed by means of a dozer. Labor and equipment <br />will be contracted work as Grand Mesa Coal Company does not have <br />the necessary equipment, and skilled laborers. Since the topsoil <br />stockpiles will only be temporary, approximate volumes of the <br />stockpiles are not provided. <br />In reference to Table 2.04.9(1)(b)-6, topsoil depths in the "A" <br />horizon for each of the three proposed surface disturbance sites <br />can be found. In the proposed underground development waste dis- <br />posal site, the topsoil depth ranges from zero to 12 inches. <br />Grand Mesa Coal Company plane to remove all available topsoil in <br />this site. The proposed portal and yard area for access to the <br />Red Canyon ~2 Mine site and the proposed sedimentation pond site <br />both have topsoil depth ranges of six to 18 inches. Grand Mesa <br />-108- Revised June 16,1988 <br />