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RECLAMATION PLAN <br /> Topsoiling <br /> Topsoiling will be done on all mined areas. No topsoiling will occur on the access road east <br /> of the mesa edge as that road will remain after the mining. No topsoiling will occur on the primary <br /> stockpile and loadout area located below and east of the mesa edge. That land will probably be used <br /> in the future for camping sites and other recreation as is currently the case. In part, this limitation <br /> on topsoil distribution is a result of limited availability of soils because of soil losses that occurred <br /> as a result of previous operators not saving the soils from those areas. Due to the limited <br /> availability of soil for reclamation it is necessary to prioritize reclamation areas and reserve topsoil <br /> uses only for those lands that are most in need. Of course, in the unlikely event that more topsoil is <br /> acquired than is needed, topsoil can be spread over these other lands. But based on the information <br /> available at this time, that appears to be highly improbable. <br /> Topsoil distribution, especially thickness, is a delicate balancing act. The problem is that it <br /> is not known whether the south end of the phase will be mined or not. If it is not then the soil <br /> present there will not be available. Furthermore, if the south end is not mined then the large, highly <br /> disturbed old stockpile and processing area left by the previous operator must be included in the <br /> topsoil distribution equation, even though most of the soil from that area was not saved. There are <br /> a few soil-like piles scattered about the site, in addition to the large stockpile of Nunn clay loam on <br /> the western edge of the existing quarry site, but it is not likely that these scattered piles represent a <br /> volume comparable to what was originally there. It appears that a significant amount of the soil that <br /> could have been saved from this old stockpile area wasn't saved. <br /> As a result of these complications, an approach must be used that identifies the most <br /> important areas that need soil and deal with less important areas in other ways. This is a complex <br /> problem because there are many variables to be considered and a few unknowns. <br /> Case 1: Only Stage 1 is mined, but all new and old disturbances must be reclaimed. <br /> Area of Stage 1 = 25.8 acres <br /> Area outside of Stage 1 that needs reclamation = 11.3 acres <br /> Total area requiring reclamation = 37.1 acres <br /> Estimated volume of topsoil acquired from Stage 1 mining = 31,093 cu/yds <br /> Estimated volume of topsoil already salvaged = 3,000 cu/yds <br /> Total volume of topsoil available = 34,093 cu/yds <br /> Average depth of topsoil replacement = 6.8 inches <br /> Case 2: Stage 1 and Stage 2 are mined (note: in this case the old stockpile area is mined) <br /> Area of Stage 1 = 25.8 acres <br /> Area of Stage 2 = 21.3 acres <br /> Total area requiring reclamation = 47.1 acres <br /> Estimated volume of topsoil acquired from Stage 1 mining = 31,093 cu/yds <br /> Estimated volume of topsoil acquired from Stage 2 mining = 22,945 cu/yds <br /> Estimated volume of topsoil already salvaged = 3,000 cu/yds <br /> Total volume of topsoil available = 57,039 cu/yds <br /> Average depth of topsoil replacement = 9 inches <br /> Table Mountain Quarry - Castle Concrete Company Exhibit E Page E-4 <br />