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6 CLEARING AND STRIPPING <br />6.1 All borrow areas, the footprint of the dikes and ponds, areas that are to <br />receive fill, and areas that are to be excavated for structures, pipelines, or <br />ditches shall be stripped of all sod, brush, roots, other vegetation and soft <br />soils, including top and organic soils, to a sufficient depth to remove <br />organic soils and to expose subsoils appropriate for support of new fills, as <br />determined by the Engineer. Sod and vegetable matter shall be separated <br />from the topsoil as much as practical and stockpiled for reuse. The depth <br />of removal shall be a minimum of 6 inches in areas to receive select fill and <br />the minimum amount that can be practically salvaged without unnecessary <br />dilution by non-organic earth materials in other areas. Stripping may be <br />required when, in the opinion of the Engineer, suitable materials have not <br />been exposed. <br />6.2 All areas that are to receive common fill shall be stripped of roots, trees, <br />and other hulk vegetative matter and debris. All top and organic soils of <br />common fill areas shall be selectively stripped and stockpiled for reuse. <br />6.3 All suitable stripped materials shall be stockpiled at a location designated <br />by the Engineer for use in reclamation of disturbed areas. Stripped <br />materials of different types, such as roots, dead trees, or brush shall be <br />separated within reasonable capabilities of the equipment for selective <br />replacement during reclamation. <br />6.4 Materials not suitable for reuse, such as debris, waste material, and <br />metals, shall be disposed of at a location to be designated by the Engineer. <br />No topsoil or soils containing organic materials shall be wasted, buried or <br />otherwise disposed of unless approved by the Engineer. <br />6.5 Topsoil material not required for reclamation of disturbed areas shall be <br />stockpiled in the Topsoil Stockpile Area designated on the Drawings. <br />6.6 The felling of live trees along the construction corridor shall be minimized. <br />When necessary for the performance of the work, trees shall be felled, <br />lopped, cut to lengths of 8 feet or less, and spread. Slash piles shall not <br />exceed 18-inches in height. The Contractor shall not haul Forest products <br />off the property without the approval of the Owner. <br />SPEC. A -EARTHWORK <br />PAGE 9 <br />