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<br />and silting of the affected lands. This will eliminate the need <br />to stabilize any high walls. Once the grading is complete, it will <br />be reclaimed. <br />This is an extractive industries operation. There is no <br />expectation of any sort of material that will hurt the drainage <br />system. It is not expected that any drill or auger will be utilized. <br />It will not be necessary to plug any holes. <br />No pond shall be produced after the mining has been completed. <br />The slopes will be fashioned in a 3-tot slope. Once the material <br />has been extracted, there will be reasonable access to the mine. <br />It is not expected that structure fill material will be used in the pit <br />as backfill even if it is produced with in the permitted area. Since <br />the material to be mined is extractive material; there is no <br />anticipated release of pollutants in the affected areas. The affected <br />areas are currently rangeland, the hydrology and water quality will <br />be unaffected. <br />An earth dam is not necessary to catch any snowmelt because it <br />evaporates or melts into the ground. It is not expected that the <br />mining will affect the groundwater flow. <br />During the mining and reclamation in the affected areas, it is not <br />expected that any problems will exist as far as wildlife habitat is <br />concerned. Since the affected lands are in the to be return to <br />rangeland, it is not expected that the wildlife will need any special <br />consideration. <br />It is expected that the topsoil will be utilized in the pit area for <br />reclamation purposes as soon as it is possible. The topsoil will be <br />placed so as to reduce the effects of erosion and will be handled <br />as little as possible until reclamation process starts. <br />Once the topsoil is placed in position to be seeded, it will be <br />prepared accordingly. <br />When seeding, it is recommend by the NRCS that an agricultural <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />