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06-28-2000 07:21RM F J. E. STOVER 8 RSSOC[RTES TO01089919702475104 P.02 <br />• Seeding will occur~uring late fall or eazly spring (from about October 31 to April 1) in <br />order to take advantage of available soil moisture conditions during the spring. The <br />applicant holds sufficient water rights within the Gurlry Ditch to provide irrigation to all <br />areas and phases of the gravel operation to enhance the revegetation effort if necessary.' <br />• 80/20 Nitrogen/Phosphate fertilizer will be applied at the time of seeding at the rate of 100 <br />ponds per acre and worked into the soil during the seed bed propagation. <br />The pit excavation will leave nearly vertical faces of approximately 32' in height, if the pit is <br />mined to planned depth, during advance. These slopes will be reduced to 4h:1 v before the <br />application of topsoil or cover material. This slope wduction will be accomplished by placing <br />refuse material along the neazly vertical face of the side walls of the pit, providing acceptable <br />slopes that will follow the advancing face at not more than 300 feet. If insufficient refuse material <br />is available, the operator will also excavate the aide slopes to a 4h:ly slope on advance. The <br />advancing Cace will be excavated to a 4h:ly slope as it Heats the disturbance line. The operator <br />will take care not to rncroach on the disturbance line during slope reduction. In Phase T, a bens <br />will be developed along the southern and western exposure of the pit during rrrining, this berm <br />will remain in place and will be covered with topsoil or cover material at final reclamation. <br />Phase T will expose a maximum advancing face of 1200 feet, Phase II will expose a maximum <br />advancing face of 1495 feet and Phase III will expose a maximum advancing face of 595 feet. <br />Phase ll wi I I a expose a pit floor area of 25.3 acres, Phase II will expose a pit floor area of 32.0 <br />acres and Phase III will expose a pit floor area of 2.0 acres. <br />Phase TTI will expose an area for facilities and processing of 3.2 acres, Phase II will expose an area <br />for facilities and processing of 3.8 acres and Phase III will expose an area for facilities and <br />processing of 3.8 acres. <br />Any compacted side slopes and floor of the pits wiil be ripped before final reclamation. A <br />minimum of 2 feet of cover material will be maintained over the underlying sandstone floor <br />during the mining operation. ff the sandstone floor is not exposed, due to the presence of ground <br />water, the 2 feet of gravel material left in place above the ground water will remain in place as <br />cover material. The final slope of oath pit will be loosened by the front-end loader and then <br />reshaped before 5na1 reclamation. <br />The access road and ditch crossings to Phase 1 and Phase III serve as entry onto the private land of <br />the gravel pit Owner/Operator and will remain upon completion oCthe operation. <br />Other reclamation tasks will include the removal of the semi portable truck scales and the removal <br />of the portable screetting/cruchingptant, the portable storage shed, the portable diese]/electric <br />generator set, the portable fuel tank and the portable sanitation facility. <br />The operator is aware that grazing may not occur on the acreage in reclamation without prior <br />authorization from the Division, in consultation with the local Soil Conservation District. <br />'These recorded rights can be found in Exhibit N -Legal Right to Enter and they are <br />restated in Exhibit G -Water information. <br />J:-2 <br />