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<br /> <br />File No. M-86-122 <br />Adequacy Items <br />Page 4 <br />~evelop a timetable which depicts the sequence that reclamation will <br />proceed for the entire 118.7 acres. <br />If ponds are part of the reclamation plan and wildlife habitat is the <br />proposed future land use, shorelines should be irregularly shaped to <br />promote a diverse wildlife habitat. Illustrate on Exhibit F that the <br />two ponds left in the Brownwood no. 2 pit site will have irregularly <br />shaped shorelines. <br />The Department of Wildlife recommends tree and shrub plantings in <br />perimeter areas to replace cover lost during the mining operation. In <br />addition, the staff recommends including alfalfa in your seed mix. <br />Please incorporate these suggestions into your revegetation plan by <br />providing species and planting rates. Contact the Department of <br />Wildlife for specific recommendations. <br />5. The following issues need to be addressed in the Brownwood No. 2 pit <br />site reclamation plan: <br />ow will the seedbed be prepared? <br />hat is the method of seeding? For broadcast seeding you will need <br />to double your seeding rate. <br />What type of fertilizer will be used and what is the rate of <br />pplication? <br />How will weeds be controlled? <br />e Will the site be protected from grazing? <br />Exhibit L - Reclamation Costs <br />1. Your estimate of reclamation costs <br />following items and considerations <br />appears to be low. Please add the <br />to your reclamation cost estimate: <br />a! Replacement cost of overburden in Area 2 including cubic yards and <br />~/haulage distance. <br />,b. b.35 per cubic yard is a low estimate for topsoil replacement. <br />c/ Cost of material handling and grading to produce irregular <br />~ shorelines. <br />~d/Cost of seedbed preparation. <br />Cost of seeding. <br />