1998-06-04_PERMIT FILE - M1998047

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• • EXHIBIT E - Reclamation Plan The purpose of the Mantle Pit =3 is to produce a source of road construction materials for Moffat County ' s road system in the western end of the county . The Moffat County Road Department foperatori will crush and store road-base materials until they are used. Whenever it is practical the operator will grade the mined- out portions of the excavation area as soon as possible . But the final grading and application of the topsoil , generally, will not be undertaken until the whole pit is ready for reclamation. Moffat County will stabilize the topsoil piles , and reclaim the affected area with the standard seed-mix formula in Exhibit E-1 attached to this plan . SPECIFIC RECLAMATION INFORMATION 1 . There will be no overburden stockpiles at this mine; 2 . The maximum gradient of reclaimed slopes will be 4 : 1 (Horizontal to Vertical ) ; 3 . The future use of the affected area will be rangeland; 4 . The Operator will replace from 6" to 10" of topsoil on the graded slopes and will apply the approved seed mix formula as specified in Exhibit E-1 ; 5 . The topsoil will be disced to bind it with the sub-soil and it will either be drilled Y' to 1 " deep in the prepared seedbed, or , the seed will be broadcast at the rates specified in Exhibit E-1 ; 6 . If broadcast the seed shall be raked or harrowed after application; 7 . Mulch and fertilizer will not be effective in this soils type , therefore , it will not be used; 8 . Moffat County and the Division of minerals and Geology have adopted a seed-mix formula for all of the County Road Department ' s gravel pits . (See Exhibit E-1 ) This formula was adopted from recommendations by the Soil Conservation Service , BLM Range Specialists , County Extension Agent , Division of Minerals Reclamation Specialist , Gregg Squire, and Moffat County ' s own experienced personnel ; EXHIBIT E