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• • RECLAMATION PLAN <br />The shape of the lakes, particularly the peninsular intrusions into the lake, are designed to <br />provide a strong deterrent against the development of wave cut shorelines along the windward <br />shore, usually the east side of a lake. A peninsula tends to break up the wave action, creating a great <br />deal of destructive interference in wave patterns and thereby reduce bank erosion. Without <br />projections that can create wave reflections from shorelines, waves tend to become larger and when <br />they break on the windward side produce more erosion due to the higher energy of the wave <br />motion. <br />This backfilling process will consume all the excess overburden as well as all of the <br />processing wash fines. The depth of backfilling will be such that a broad littoral zone is established <br />along the lake shore in Lake 1. A similar zone will be established in the coves in the southeastern <br />corner of Lake 2. These zones will allow for the eventual development of strong wetland vegetation <br />along the shore, particularly emergent species. Having a broad zone of emergent growth will <br />further aid in reducing bank erosion and also provide shallow water habitat for amphibians and <br />nesting birds. That broad littoral zone will also produce considerable amounts of food to support a <br />fish population in the deeper water. <br />Backfxlling and Grading Processes - As explained in the Mining Plan (Exhibit D), the <br />reclamation of the pits will be an ongoing process. That is, reclamation must be done as land is <br />completed within the pit rather than waiting until the very end of the mining of that pit to do the <br />reclamation. This is important for several reasons, but mainly two. First, it allows for a faster <br />completion at lower cost. Second, it helps reduce the need for overburden stockpiling and double <br />handling which greatly increases reclamation cost. <br />In the Mining Plan it was explained that the topsoil from the initial mining area should be <br />stockpiled for long term storage. Overburden from the initial and subsequent cuts can be stockpiled <br />temporarily at locations which are at the operator's discretion or it can be directly hauled back to <br />mined out areas and deposited in its final location. <br />Periodically, the wash fine pond near the plant will also need to be cleaned out. Those <br />materials should also be incorporated into the backfill. However, there is a special requirement for <br />those materials because they tend to be composed of very fine particles. Wash pond cleanings, if at <br />all possible, should be incorporated into the backfill process along the side of each lake that is <br />nearest the river. However, wash fines should not be used to form the final slope of that side of the <br />lake. That is, wash fines should be incorporated in thin zones along the river side of the lake and <br />more or less parallel to the river course. This will accomplish two important features. First, it <br />strengthens the wall of the lake nearest the river. That wall is the most likely to be affected by river <br />channel changes in the future. These fine materials will help prevent the river from breaching the <br />lake. <br />Grisenti Farms Gravel Pit Original Application Exhibit E Page E-2 <br />