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Rule 2: Permits <br />• Areas BA-1 and BA-2 are located such that any run-off from these areas will be directed to a <br />sediment control pond. Run-off from BA-3 will be controlled by the placement of silt fence <br />or straw bales along the down slope perimeter of the disturbance area. Additionally, as <br />minimum of twenty feet of undisturbed surface will be left in place between the disturbance <br />area and the natural drainage channel <br />SOIL REDISTRIBUTION <br />L~ <br />I• <br />Proper site preparation will precede reapplication of soil in all reclaimed areas. Areas <br />disturbed by mining will be subjected to final grading, but will remain iu rough condition to <br />assist stability and resist slippage of soil after reapplication. Leaving the graded surface in a <br />roughened condition will also improve moisture permeability between the soil/spoil <br />interfaces. Compacted areas such as roads will be ripped to a depth of 18 inches. <br />The timing of soil reapplication will be dependent on completion of backfilling and grading. <br />It will be advantageous for reapplication to take place just prior to fall or spring seeding <br />windows. Soil will be removed from stockpiles using front-end loaders, excavators, dozers, <br />and trucks. Soil will be spread evenly over spoil using dozers and motor graders working <br />along contour wherever possible. Areas with steep slopes may preclude redistribution on <br />contour. Soil will then be spread so as to ensure a uniform thickness consistent with <br />reclamation and revegetation requirements and soil availability. Prior to seeding, where soil <br />has become compacted, the area will be chisel-plowed prior to seeding to alleviate <br />compaction and promote water intiltration. <br />In general, all soil and usable subsoil stripped and stockpiled for each facility will be <br />redistributed evenly across that facility. Iu the event that a significant surplus of soil has <br />been stockpiled in a specific location it will be utilized in the reclamation of a site deemed to <br />have a topsoil deficit. Timing of reclamation may limit availability of soil material and <br />individual areas may receive less cover material. Areas with less material available may <br />receive supplemental soil from as yet unmined areas approved for mining with a soil surplus, <br />or asoil-substitute material may be applied. <br />Where there is sufficient soil material, each area will receive an average of 8 inches of soil <br />from dedicated soil stockpiles or recovered from current mining and live-handled to the area <br />being covered. Areas of soil deficiency will receive an average of 8 inches of soil frotn <br />borrow azeas and/or the loadout soil stockpile. Limited areas will receive at least 6 inches of <br />soil material. Soil recovered from haulroads being retained as permanent roads will be <br />spread on soil deficient areas. Table 2.05.4-f lists these areas and Map 2.05.3-5 shows their <br />respective locations within the mining disturbance areas. <br />Revegetation Plan <br />All disturbed sites identified in the reclamation plan will be reclaimed and revegetated according to <br />Rules 2.05.4 and 4.15. The goal of reclamation is to establish a diverse, effective, and permanent <br />vegetation cover of the same seasonal variety and utility as the vegetation native to the affected <br />area, and capable of supporting the planned post-mining land uses on disturbed areas. <br />TR-13 <br />2.05-58 <br />Revised 12/8/04) <br />