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_48_ ~~ XI. Soils -Rules 2.04.9, 2.05:3(5), 2.05.4(2)(d) and 4.06 Baseline soils resource information is presented in Section 2.04.10 of Volume I and Exhibit 11 of Volume II of the permit application. Topsoil .handling and redistribution are discussed on pages 2.05-14 and 2.05-30 of Volume I of the application. The surface disturbance at the Maxwell Mine occurred in 1976, prior to the Colorado permanent coal program and, therefore, prior to the more stringent requirements for topsoil salvage. Topsoil was not salvaged. The applicant does, however, propose to disturb an additional area adjacent to the existing disturbance where the waste disposal pile will be expanded. Topsoil will be stripped prior to this additional disturbance. CF&I Steel Corporation has provided sample locations and analyses characterizing the soils to be disturbed, The analyses indicate that the material is suitable for use as topsoil. No analysis is given for Selenium or Boron, but since the soil pH is ]ess than 8.5 such an analysis is not required. Map 10, the soils map, indicates depths of available suitable topsoil and subsoil material for all soil sample sites. The Soil Conservation Service (USDA) has recommended that A and 8 horizons should be stripped and stockpiled separately and should be replaced in sequence during redistribution. CF&I Steel Corporation has committed to this and has planned two topsoil stockpiles for this purpose (see Map 3). It is not specified, however, which horizon is to be placed in which stockpile. This is necessary so that the piles can be appropriately marked such that the horizons will not be mixed. The following stipulation is required in order to comply with Rule 2.05.3(5). Stipulation No. 15 WITHIN 60 DAYS OF PERMIT ISSUANCE, THE PERMITTEE MUST INDICATE ON MAP 3 WHICH SOIL HORIZON IS STORED IN EACH STOCKPILE. THE PERMITTEE MUST IDENTIFY EACH STOCKPILE WITH AN APPROPRIATE MARKER. The applicant has determined that approximately 8,000 BCY of topsoil material will be available for reclamation. It is not indicated, however, what areas will be topsoiled during reclamation or what the depth of respread topsoil will be. Because no topsoil was stripped prior to most of the disturbance at the Maxwell Mine, not all of the disturbed area will be topsoiled during reclamation. In most areas, this will require seeding of the disturbed material directly after some form of surface preparation. This disturbed material must be tested for suitability and a plan must be submitted for proper preparation of the surface prior to seeding. The following stipulations are required to comply with Rule 4.06.2(4)(a):