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1 ' YANKEE GULCH SODIUM MINERALS PROJECT PIPELINE RECLAMATION PLAN ' 1.0 INTRODUCTION Reclamation practices for the American Soda, L.L.P. (American Soda) Yankee Gulch Sodium Minerals Project (Yankee Gulch Project) pipeline have been developed from the ' following sources: 1) coordination with Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) technical staff; 2) existing reclamation plans contained in plans of development (PODS) for other pipeline projects; and 3) experience ' gained from other reclamation projects in Colorado. 1.1 Pipeline Reclamation Plan Purpose The purpose of this Pipeline Reclamation Plan (Reclamation Plan) is to describe methods for replacing topsoil, reseeding disturbed areas, controlling erosion, and monitoring reclamation success. ' This plan is applicable to the construction of the right-of-way (ROW), improved access roads, temporary use areas, and laydown areas. Any modifications to this plan related ' to site-specific conditions will be submitted to the BLM. 1.2 Pipeline Reclamation Plan Goals and Objectives The short-term goals of this reclamation plan are to control erosion and sedimentation and to minimize impacts to adjacent land uses. Properly executed construction ' practices, optimum scheduling, and timely construction, as described in the pipeline construction section of the Yankee Gulch Project Pipeline Information Summary, will mitigate short-term impacts. Long-term goals include control of erosion and sedimentation, protection of water resources and soils, and restoration of pre-existing land uses and vegetative cover. ' These long-term goals will be met through implementation of this Reclamation Plan. Monitoring during the construction and operational phases will ensure that these goals are achieved. ' 2.0 RECLAMATION PROCESS ' The following sections outline the sequential steps for reclaiming the ROW after the pipeline has been installed and the trench backfilled. The same procedures will be applied to the reclamation of ancillary areas (temporary use areas, improved access roads, laydown areas). Reclamation activities will take place entirely within the established construction ROW except where maintenance is required on adjacent existing ROWs. Work outside the construction ROW would be cleared by the BLM or other landowner before being performed. To prevent the introduction of noxious weeds into disturbed areas, reclamation ' equipment, including seeding equipment, will be thoroughly cleaned before entering Rpeh~ Redamaton Plan Yankee GWch Sodium hlinerals ProIM AmeriGn Soda, L.L.P.