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Willow Bend Pit File No. M-86-165 February 10, 1987 Adequacy Items Continued Page 3 1. The applicant needs to demonstrate that the amount of materi each year will in fact be replaced by river deposition. The must also consider the long term and regional consequences o plan. The applicant needs to insure that the operation does reconstruction of the river channel, cause consequent upstre downstream erosion, or cause an obstruction with consequent river jetsam build-up, and washing away of equipment causing pollution. Please respond accordingly. removed erator t cause or jams, or ter 2. The operator has provided a Grass Seeding Plan which was prep red by the Soil Conservation Service (S.C.S.). This plan consists of se dbed preparation of disking, fertilizing following a soils nutrien deficiency test, drill seeding in the fall with a mixture of month brome, yellow sweetclover, pubescent wheatgrass, and steamban wheatgrass, mulching with native hay, and applying weed contr 1 as needed. In lieu of further explanation, the staff assumes th t this plan will be adhered to upon final reclamation. If the operator does not plan to adhere to this plan, he must describe in detail how the land configuration, vegetative communities, and wildlife habitat will be re-established to the final benefici 1 land use. Specify the maximum gradient of reclaimed slopes (horizontal vertical). We reconmend 3:1 or gentler for purposes of stabi ity and revegetation establishment. If you propose steeper slopes yo should include a justification that supports the proposed post-minin land use and demonstrates compliance with the applicable performance s andards of Rule 6. ~ 4. The applicant needs to demonstrate how his reclamation plan i~ in ~ofi compliance with all requirements of the reclamation performan e ~~ standards of Rule 6. Please refer to pages 43-47 of the Mine als Rules and Regulations for these requirements. 5. The possibility exists that the site will not necessarily be eclaimed by the river. The operator should provide a contingency plan to reclaim ~, ~ the mined area in the event that the river does not. This pl n should ~~~ include site clean-up, grading, possible revegetation, and of er necessary land stabilization measures. Exhibit E - Please delineate and label precisely the proposed permit boun aries. This boundary should include all areas to be affected by the fining operation including the mine area, all new or improved roads, equipment storage, and processing areas. The applicant should insure tat the entire permit area is reflected by the permitted acreage show on the permit application form (6 acre.