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5.0 RECLAMATION <br />Reclamation and revegetation procedures, methods and practices to be used to effectively <br />reclaim surface disturbances associated with the Yankee Gulch Project, and the success <br />standards for revegetation and their associated monitoring methodologies are described in this <br />section. Sequencing of reclamation operations is discussed fast, followed by more detailed <br />descriptions of each reclamation activity. Following the reclamation operations section, a <br />description of vegetation development and noxious weed monitoring and management is <br />presented. Revegetation monitoring and success criteria are presented in the final subsection. <br />5.1 RECLAMATION OPERATIONS -WELL FIELD AND FACILITIES <br />The reclamation process involves backfilling and grading disturbed areas to fmal topographic <br />configurations, redistributing topdressing and reconstructing soils that provide a suitable plant <br />growth medium, and revegetating the area with plant species which provide vegetation cover <br />which promotes site stability and is capable of supporting the postmining land use. Following <br />completion and retirement of mining panels or closure and decommissioning of facility areas, <br />reclamation will normally be performed in the following sequence: <br />1) Buildings structures and other improvements will be demolished and removed to the extent <br />this is physically and economically possible. Salvageable items will be recycled. Non- <br />salvageable structures, facilities, slab footings and foundations will be demolished and <br />either buried on-site or disposed of off-site at an approved location, On-site burial of <br />concrete or asphalt will be subject to prior approval by the BLM; <br />2) Backfilling and grading operations will be performed to create acceptable surface <br />configurations; <br />3) Drainages will be reconstructed as an integral part of backfilling and grading operations; <br />4) Topdressing mazerials will be selectively redistributed to reconstmct suitable plant growth <br />mediums; and <br />5) Topdressed areas will be revegetated. <br />During site reclamation, appropriate erosion and sediment control measures will be constructed <br />and maintained. Before final reclamation of each well field, American Soda will contact the <br />BLM to arrange a joint inspection of the site to determine if any reasonable and necessary <br />changes, revisions or additions need to be made to the approved restoration and rehabilitation <br />plan. <br />Reclamation operations will incorporate the planning and general considerations detailed in <br />Section 3.0 to the extent that they are applicable and effective. Reclamation activity scheduling <br />will be influenced by seasonal climatic conditions. Seeding and planting will be coordinated <br />with other reclamation activities to occur as soon as practicable after seedbed preparation has <br />been completed. Inspections of ongoing reclamation and revegetation operations will be made <br />on a periodic basis with operational adjustments or corrective measures being implemented as <br />necessary. Detailed records of reclamation and revegetation operations will be kept for <br />evaluation and management purposes. <br />Reclamation of the facilities azeas will proceed in the same general sequence described above, <br />but there will be variations in reclamation procedures for the Piceance and Pazachute facility <br />American Soda, L.L.P. 5-1 <br />Soil Coosavalio4 F.tosion and Sediment <br />Control, reclamation and Revegetatioa Plm <br />October 28, 1998 <br />Revised Apri19, 1999 <br />