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ExHierr E RECLANiATpN PLAN (GONT~ •MIDZIID ARIL 104 the north slope area where the newly mined slope blend with the existing topography further up the hill the slope will be 3:1. In order to soften the straight-line, eye-catching regular- ity of a continuous bench across the entire face, the operator plans to attempt to blend benches from one level to another laterally, thus creating an irregular face that will tend to minimize visual impact. This is consistent with the bench construction discussion in the 1983 permit. Existing drainage at the entrance will be maintained so the historic drainage across the property will not be affected. Current drainage on the affected land is from north to south and from east to west. The operation will cause no change in this pattern. Touching properties will not be affected in any way. All runoff from area above the mine will be directed into exist- ing drainages and will not be collected in the reservoirs, as required by state law. As noted in the soils report prepared for the Mined Land Reclamation Board in 1983, about the only soils that can be salvaged are those found in the Mountain Mahogany Community with small amounts salvageable from west-facing slopes. All soils encountered will be salvaged and saved. where soil should be salvaged will be determined largely by the vegetation growth. Where Mountain Mahogany is densest, the cover of the grass understory is good, and where occasional Junipers grow the soil is of the finest texture, greatest depth, and probably has the highest organic matter content. where slopes are steep, the soil surface is covered with large rocks and the Mountain Mahogany occurs in small clumps separated by sparsely grass-covered ground. The soil is usually thin, stony and of limited value in revegetation. These criteria are also related to the steepness of the slope. Usually the stonier soils 15