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Exhibit E CMLRB I I2 Permit Application <br />Agile Slone Systems. Inc. <br />• 2.10 Mulch <br />Mulching will be conducted immediately following seeding operations. Straw mulch will <br />be spread evenly by hand or mechanical blower. When mulching slopes, application will <br />be initiated at the top of the slope, working down slope, where possible. Mulch will not <br />be spread when wind velocities would prohibit even material distribution. Straw Mulch <br />will not be musty, moldy, caked, or decayed and will be free of noxious weeds or noxious <br />weed seeds. It will be delivered in an air-dry condition. The majority of stems will be 10 <br />to 12 inches long or longer prior to application if the mulch is to be anchored by <br />crimping. Approximately 2 tons of mulch per acre will be applied to all azeas to be <br />mulched. <br />The hydromulch will be a natural, short fiber product, produced from clean, whole wood <br />chips or other fiber material with a pH greater than 3.5. The mulch will be delivered to <br />the site in standard manufacturer's packaging or manufactured on site. The material will <br />be dispersed in water forming a homogeneous slurry and be capable of remaining in <br />uniform suspension under agitation. A tackifying agent will be added to the slurry to <br />ensure mulch stability. The fiber, dye, and any tackifying agent used will be non-toxic to <br />plant and animal species. <br />The hydromulch will be applied after seeding and fertilizing. It will not be applied under <br />freezing conditions or over standing water. A hydromulch machine equipped with an <br />emulsion induction system will be used if available. Hydromulch will be applied at a rate <br />. >=3,000lbs/acre. <br />2.11 Railroad Track and Road Reclamation <br />When no longer required by the mine, the raiUoad loading loop, associated wye's and <br />spur tracks will continue to be utilized by the short line and tourist train operators on the <br />connecting tracks. The track from the southeast part of the permit area west of the bridge <br />across the Tallahassee Creek into the granite quarry will be reclaimed by removing the <br />rail and ties. The roadbed will be ripped, graded into surrounding topography and <br />drainages and receive 6" - 12" of topsoil, fertilizer, seed and mulch. <br />Upon road downsizing or abandonment, roads will be ripped and graded into surrounding <br />topography and drainages and receive 6" - 12" of topsoil, fertilizer, seed and mulch. <br />2.12 Reclamation Schedule <br />Grading may ordinarily occur during any month of the year. Re-soiling and re-vegetation <br />activities will be timed to coincide with a recognized planting season. The following <br />table depicts the preferred revegetation schedule which will be modified based on site <br />andJor climatic conditions effecting seed germination and growth at the time of <br />reclamation. Revegetation success will be evaluated at the end of the third growing <br />season following the last seeding or fertilization treatment. Success will be based on <br />Rule 3 of the "Construction Material Rules and Regulations". Revegetation will be <br />considered successful when it is at least equal in extent of cover to the natural vegetation <br />• of the surrounding community as identified in Rule 3.1.10(1) <br />13 <br />