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<br /> <br />WILDLIFE <br />Wildlife has been monitored since the start <br />to be studied. Wildlife and reclamation will be <br />effects and possible mitigative measures. Plants <br />suitable for wildlife food and cover. <br />of operations and will continue <br />evaluated for inter-related <br />in the seeding mixture are <br />ABANDONMENT <br />Whenever research and development activities are permanently or temporarily <br />discontinued, works and facilities at the surface and below will be secured in a <br />way sensitive to the ecosystem, safety and the rights of others. Actions and works <br />involved would depend on the permanence and time element of the discontinuance of <br />activities. <br />Permanent abandonment would involve: <br />1. Permanent removal or safeguarding of all buildings and structures. <br />2. Secure mine openings and underground workings so that no hazards exist. <br />3. Secure and safeguard any water retention structures. <br />4. Remove all product from storage tanks and pipelines. <br />5. Flush and plug all underground pipelines. <br />6. Reclaim all disturbed areas according to the Reclamation Plan, <br />7. Underground works and retired retorts will be stabilized. Depending or <br />the management technique-developed to accomplish ground water quality <br />stability, the underground workings may eventually be allowed to refill <br />with water. <br />According to conditions existing at the time of abandonment and any trends established <br />by the operations monitoring data, monitoring will continue following abandonment <br />in particularly sensitive areas. More specific post-abandonment monitoring plans <br />will be determined at that time. <br />SUMMARY <br />The reclamation plan is based on the assumption that the process of <br />reclamation will be conducted on disturbed "soil like material". Extensive <br />research in reclamation of disturbed sails in the area and on similiar areas, <br />indicate a high probability of success if the planting plans are implemented <br />properly. Also, in this area where talus slopes are natural, some areas will be <br />restored to talus slopes. In these steep, rocky areas a talus slope may be the <br />most stable cover possible. A total of 31.8 acres fit this classification. <br />About 10 acres, df the total 30 acre disposal pile, will be reclaimed. <br />The disposal area, before disturbance, had low productivity typical of talus <br />slopes. Therefore, with at least 6 inches of "soil like material" on about 10 <br />acres of the disposal pile, vegetative productivity should be increased over that <br />found during pre-development, because plant composition will be more desireable <br />and the productivity per acre improved. Any extra "soil like material" will be <br />randomly placed on the talus slopes and transplants from the tentative species <br />list planted in the spring as described in reclamation plan. This would help <br />blend these slopes with the sparcely vegetated surrounding slopes. <br />