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the potential for accidential loss due to equip~rent/operator <br />• problems. <br />The topsoil that is directly placed on a regraded area <br />will then be dozed over the area to the prescribed depth. Based <br />on the information presented in f5shibit IV-7, a total of 317,503 <br />yd3 of topsoil will be salvaged and redistributed. TWV topsoil <br />stockpiles exist in Section 22 and they will be used in the <br />reclamation of the area. <br />'lbpsoil that is stockpiled will be stabilized with a <br />vegetative cover if the stockpile is to remain for a period of <br />more than three sronths. Topsoil that is directly redistributed <br />over regraded areas will be seeded and mulched as soon as possible. <br />Direct redistribution of topsoil will be scheduled in such a <br />manner as to preclude the topsoil fran being unprotected from <br />• erosional forces for periods of time that exceed 30 days. The <br />reader is referred to Table V-3, Reclamation Timetable for <br />the topsoiling schedule. <br />5.3.2.6 Overburden Removal, Coal R~mval and Overburden Replacement <br />Upon completion of the topsoil salvage step, overburden <br />reamv-a1 is c~nced. 'ihe initial stages of this process are very <br />important as they dictate highwall development. The development <br />of the highwall is critical not only to maximizing m;n;nq efficiency <br />but also to the safety of the workers. This is especially im- <br />portant when the coal seam is to be augered after the coal is <br />removed from within the cut. <br />• Before the overburden removal process is presented it <br />V-11 <br />