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• 4.06 TOPSOIL <br />4.06. i General Requirements <br />Before the disturbance of any area, topsoil is removed and segregated from other material. <br />Upon removal, this material is either immediately redistributed on regraded areas or <br />stockpiled in locations shown on the Topsoil Handling Maps 28A and 28B. <br />4.06.2 Removal <br />All topsoil, as classified in section 2.04.9, is removed from areas to be affected by the surface <br />coal mining operations. The graphical representation of the topsoil removal is shown on the <br />Topsoil Handling Map {Map 28). This map has been greatly simplified from that of the <br />original application to reflect actual on-the-ground operations. The techniques for removal of <br />woody plant materials that otherwise would interfere with the usefulness of the topsoil is <br />discussed in Section 2.05.3 <br />The average thicknesses for each soils series: to be removed can be found in the legend of the <br />Soils -South Map (Map 6). Removal techniques for topsoil is described in Section 2.05.3. <br />A variance from topsoil removal is requested for the following areas; construction of small <br />structures such as power poles, signs or fence lines, areas of light traffic that do not destroy <br />existing vegetation or cause erosion and areas where removal would result in needless <br />• damage to soil characteristics such as sediment control ditches and small water diversions. In <br />most cases, especially on steep slopes, removal of topsoil prior to ditch construction <br />needlessly damages large areas of topsoil, along with the adjacent natural vegetation. <br />Implementation of the technique of cutting the ditches directly into the hillside without <br />topsoil removal will limit needless topsoil disturbance, reduce unnecessary destruction of <br />adjacent vegetation and will facilitate reclamation of the ditches at a future date. <br /> <br />4.06-1 Revision Date: 6/18/02 <br />Revision No.: MR-57 <br />