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In Phase 6 & 7 Connell will mine and then backfill. As Phases 6 and 7 aze mined, Connell will <br />closely follow with backfilling of overburden, capping with topsoil, and vegetating to minimize <br />the amount disturbance at any one time. The backfilled azeas will closely match the existing <br />grades. <br />Processing & Asphalt Batch Plant Site/Equiproent <br />The processing equipment, asphalt batch plant, and other equipment aze portable and will be <br />removed from the site following the completion of the project. <br />Gradine <br />Grading will be done to provide stabilized shorelines azound the reservoir. All backfilling will <br />be done using native overburden and topsoil. There aze no known toxic materials in the proposed <br />backfill material. <br />All grading will be done to prevent erosion. Final grading will be done immediately after <br />topsoiling has been completed. Backfilling will be completed in phases after mining is <br />completed. <br />All slopes left by the mining operation will be no greater than 3H:1V from five feet above and <br />ten feet below the water elevation. All other slopes will be no greater than 2H:1 V. <br />Tousoiline <br />Stripped topsoil will be stockpiled out of the floodway to reduce the risk of inhibiting the flow <br />of a flood. In addition, the stockpiles will be aligned with the natural flow of the river. <br />The topsoil will stockpiled for the reclamation process. Stockpiles which remain in place longer <br />than one growing season will be seeded with a fast growing cover to minimize erosion. Handling <br />of topsoil will be minimized by efficient sequencing of the mining. <br />Reveeetation <br />The reclamation plan will revegetate all disturbed azeas with appropriate seed mixes to minimize <br />erosion and reestablish natural ten•ain. Reseeding of the property will be done after an acceptable <br />seedbed is prepazed. Grass seed will be planted with a drill equipped with depth bands and press <br />wheels or may be broadcast depending on the terrain and discretion of the reclamation supervisor <br />for the operator. The grass seed mix will included drought resistant vazieties and will be planted <br />in either eazly spring or fall to insure germination. <br />Grasses planted in eazly spring should be warm season cover crops. The permanent grass seed <br />should then be drilled into the cover crop in eazly fall without additional tillage. Grasses planted <br />in the eazly fall should be permanent grasses and covered with straw mulch at a rate of 4,000 lbs. <br />7 <br />