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<br /> <br />Topsoil is to be salvaged from the area above the RDA during each successive movement <br />of the clean water diversion ditch above the RDA. This material will be used in the <br />reclamation of the pile. Any other suitable soil material available will be used to reclaim <br />the areas of the existing and proposed surface facilities. Due to previous disturbance prior <br />to the enactment of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, very little topsoil <br />is available for use during reclamation of areas previously disturbed. <br />The post-mining land use is rangeland, which is compatible with the surrounding uses. <br />The proximity to the Purgatoire River and heavily forested areas to the south indicate a <br />high probability of wildlife use following reclamation. Riparian vegetation as well as <br />native grasses and shrubs are planned. <br />10 <br />