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Contemporaneous reclamation of the Cameo Refuse Disposal Areas will entail maintaining one bare refuse <br /> bench and outslope below that bench between active fill construction areas and covered benches below, in <br /> order to minimize potential for refuse spillage onto reclaimed areas. Placement of cover soil on a refuse bench <br /> may be delayed for an additional year in the event of continued seepage which could negatively impact <br /> reclamation. Refuse areas will be compacted and graded to final contour and covered with the required <br /> thickness of non-toxic, non-combustible material (24" on CRDA-2. 18" on RSRDA, and CRDA-1). This <br /> cover depth includes topsoil. Due to continued use of the Flat top of the RSRDA, final reclamation of the <br /> RSRDA will occur in conjunction with reclamation of adjacent South Portal facility areas. <br /> Roads will be reclaimed when no longer needed for access during reclamation activities. All roads will be <br /> reclaimed with the exception of those listed in Section C.I. of this document. Roads will be ripped,cuts and <br /> fills returned to approximate original contour, and the entire surface regraded. <br /> Topsoil will be redistributed approximately 6" thick on all reclaimed refuse disposal areas, the North Portal <br /> facilities area, and the Cameo Borrow Area No. 2. Portions of areas which were disturbed prior to any <br /> reclamation requirements and from which no topsoil was salvaged, including the South Portal area, and the <br /> Unit Train Loadout will be surfaced with at least 6 inches of the best available material on site following <br /> removal of coaly material. Disturbed areas will be drill seeded or hydroseeded with the seedmixes listed in <br /> Table 14-2 of the permit application. The reclamation plan is presented in Tab 14 of the application. <br /> Because of the low precipitation and saline and sodic soils, revegetation will be difficult. However, with <br /> intensive management, the permittee should be able to revegetate the disturbed area with a diverse, effective, <br /> and permanent vegetation cover similar to the surrounding area. Utilization of adapted plant species will aid <br /> the success of vegetation reestablishment. Initial results of 1994 revegetation efforts on CRDA-I and CRDA-2 <br /> lower benches have been encouraging, with good to excellent establishment of seeded shrubs, grasses and <br /> forbs. Permanent seeding of the North Decline area several years previously was less successful, with <br /> establishment of seeded species limited primarily to four-wing saltbush and greasewood shrubs. Minimal <br /> establishment of seeded grasses or forbs was observed,and some areas were heavily dominated by cheatgrass. <br /> A portion of the North Decline area was retreated (ripped and seeded) in the fall of 1996, to enhance the <br /> potential for successful revegetation at the site. <br /> 18 <br />