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The resultant loamy textured spoil will possess suitable physical qualities which are conducive to plant growth. The available water holding capacity will likely be moderately low to moderate (approximately 0.07 to 0.11 inches of water per inch of soil), permeability moderate to moderately rapid (about 1.0 to 6.0 inches per hour), and cation exchange capacity low to moderately low (5 to 10 milli-equivalents per 100 grams). Since the overburden contains a mixture of soft, slightly hard, hard, and extremely hard rock fragments, the spoil will generally possess acceptable root growth and water holding characteristics. The chemical properties of the overburden/interburden are also quite favorable. Sodicity and salinity levels are low to moderate in the New Horizon 2 permit area and should pose no severe problem to successful reclamation. Salinity levels in the upper four feet of regraded spoil will likely be comparable to premining values. New Horizon Mine Topsoil Management Plan The New Horizon Mine topsoil management plan, based upon the detailed soil survey contained • in Section 2.04.9, was developed to insure that the most suitable topsoil within the disturbance area is salvaged. The management plan evaluates the topsoil resources and describes salvage depths and techniques, storage, redistribution, and maintenance or testing procedures necessary to restore the disturbed areas to the desired postmine land use. Evaluation of Topsoil Resources. The soils found in the New Horizon 2 Mine permit area are typical of soils found in the semi-arid Colorado Plateau Physiographic Province, Canyon Land Section. The soils within the New Horizon 2 Mine disturbance area Support either paStUrel2nd, hayland, or wildlife habitat. Hayland soils are predominantly moderately deep (20 to 40 inches) to deep (40 to 60 inches) and have developed in local eolian, alluvial and slopewash colluvial materials. Most of the hayland soils are UStoIIIC Haplargids, UstiC CalClargidS, Ustic Haplocalcids or Ustic Haplocambids . The pastureland soils are typically shallow (10 to 20 inches) and have developed in residuum from sandstone. The pastureland soils are Lithic Hapfargids, shallow Typic Haplargids, Lithic Usto(lic Calciorthids, shallow Typic Haplocalcids, and Lithic Ustic Torriorthents. Also found in the study area are Aquolls and Endoaquepts. • (Revised s-aa-zoom 2.05.4(2)(d)- 7