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.i, <br />r <br />~' <br />-2- <br />Currently, 26 acres are under reclamation <br />• <br />This area includes a 5-acre <br />pre-law disturbance outside the permit boundary which was voluntarily <br />reclaimed by Castle Concrete Company. <br />In 1982, 54 acres was added to the permit to comprise a total of 193 acres. <br />Only 4 acres is to be mined - the remainder is buffer area. Of the 193 acre <br />area, 20 percent (40 acres) to be mined is previously undisturbed land, <br />51 percent (98 acres) was previously disturbed, and 29 percent (55 acres) will <br />remain undisturbed as buffer areas. <br />The major reclamation issue is revegetation. The steep upper part of the <br />quarry requires benching for slope stability. The limited amount of topsoil <br />available will be preferentially placed here to insure growth of grass and <br />trees. The lower part of the quarry requires fertilizer and crushing of rock <br />to manufacture a plant growth media. <br />The form, texture and lines of the quarry are consistent with surrounding <br />areas. The major problem from a visual point of view is the color matching of <br />white limestone with The forested background. <br />The current reclamation bond amount E64,000. <br />JD/es <br />7695E <br />