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Page 2 <br />6.4.5 EXHIBIT E-Reclamation Plan <br />Please accept the USDA NRCS Grass Seeding document mazked F, I, J also as Exhibit E. <br />We will use this document as a guideline to follow when seeding. Adjustments will be <br />made as needed when applying seed, fertilizer and mulch. <br />2. When it is time for the reclamation of the affected land the County proposes to achieve the <br />reclamation by moving the top soil into the pit at an average depth of twelve (12) inches. <br />This process will be achieved by using a chisel, seed, fertilizer and water. <br />Final grading will be achieved by using a bulldozer and a grader to come up with the finish <br />grade. The remaining base will be fairly coarse to were drainage should not be an issue. <br />4. As noted above, the County will use the USDA NRCS document as a reference. A <br />reasonable mixture of nitrogen and phosphorus will be used as fertilizer. The preferred <br />species of grass seed will probably be a mixture of Western Wheat, Sideoats Grama, <br />Sanddrop and Blue Grama with no forbs, shrubs or trees to be planted. The rates of <br />seeding will come from the USDA NRCS standazds for natural grasses with a proposed <br />time of planting from November through Apri120th . <br />5. Reclamation will be implemented after the gravel in the pit is utilized. <br />6. The general plan for topsoiling the site is to replace the topsoil at an approximate depth of <br />two {2) to six (6) inches. The pit floor and wall will be scarified prior to topsoiling at a <br />depth between six (6) to eight (8) inches. The overburden will be hauled with the sand to <br />make the road base and to make the slopes, which will leave no unused overburden. <br />6.4.6 EXHIBIT F-Reclamation Plan Man <br />1, Refer to the corrected map showing the expected post mining physical appearance of the <br />azea of the affected land. The map shows a generalized view of the proposed topography <br />of the area. <br />6.4.8 EXHIBIT H-Wildlife Information <br />2-3 The County agrees with the letter from the Division of Wildlife stating that there is no <br />threatened or endangered species that are known to occur on the site and the impact to the <br />local wildlife resource is minimal given that this is an existing pit proposed for expansion. <br />The County has never seen any evidence of a ferruginous hawk or mountain plover nest <br />but will be watchful in the future keeping in mind the primary nesting time and the <br />vegetation necessary for the a nesting habitat. <br />