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Robert Daugherty Application for a Mined Land Reclamation Permit <br />Cedar Point Picture Rock Quarry <br />6.3.4 EXHIBIT D -Reclamation Plan <br />Reclamation activities: <br />The majority of the area is rock outcrop with very little topsoil present. If any topsoil <br />is removed, it will be replaced immediately following rock extraction. The depth and <br />location of replaced topsoil will be consistent with the depth and location from which <br />it originated. The topsoil will be placed in the same areas from which the topsoil <br />originated. There are existing natural rock cliffs and drop-offs of 15-20 feet in height. <br />Reclaimed slopes with topsoil will be no greater than 3:1. <br />The disturbed areas that originally had topsoil present will be reclaimed by replacing <br />an equal amount of topsoil with an approved weed-free seed mixture. Weed-free <br />straw-hay will be used as a cover to protect and stabilize the re-vegetation process. <br />Immediately following rock extraction, all oversized and reject material will be <br />buried in the extracted area, and the soil will be replaced and re-contoured to blend in <br />with the natural topography. The reclaimed areas will be seeded no later than the first <br />fall season following surface disturbance. The disturbed ground cover will be <br />scarified and re-contoured for seed-bed preparation, using an excavator bucket. A <br />BLM-approved and certified weed-free pure live seed mix will be used for <br />reclamation (see Table 1 on page 18) The seed will be broadcast by hand and covered <br />about 1/2 inch deep, using a drag bar. <br />The area will be considered successfully reclaimed when it has been re-contoured to <br />blend in with the natural topography, and erosion related to the disturbance has been <br />stabilized and an acceptable vegetative cover is established. <br />The access road will be reclaimed when all mining has been completed. No <br />structures or roads will remain after reclamation activities are complete. All <br />remaining rock will be used for wildlife habitat or rangeland use. <br />Reclamation costs: <br />Reclamation cost estimates include the cost for backfilling, seed and seeding, <br />mulching, topsoil application, and labor. Cost estimates are based on the assumption <br />that no more than the 1.5-acre active quarry site would require the redistribution of <br />topsoil and reclamation, including the access road. Since a significant portion of the <br />1.5-acre site is rock outcrop, the assumption is that no more than .75 acres would <br />require topsoil distribution at any one time. Including the access road, the <br />reclamation costs fora 1.5 acre area for disturbance is estimated to be $3500. A <br />front-end loader will be used to fill and re-contour any disturbed areas. <br />Daub & Associates, Inc. 5 <br />