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• RECLAMATION PLAN <br /> Reclamation of the Stagecoach Stop Pit will begin as soon <br /> as possible and prior to completion of all mining. Contouring of <br /> the pit slopes will begin first, and then topsoil will be redistributed <br /> approximately 12" thick on these final contours. The steepest slopes, <br /> from 5' above the normal high water elevation to 10 ' below high water, <br /> will be 3:1. Slopes will range from 2: 1 to 4:1 with the average slope <br /> being 3: 1. his w'll ral shoreline rather t <br /> the straight and box-like appearance of many man-made grave ponds. <br /> After the final configuration of the lake has been determined <br /> and the ground water elevations is established, tree and shrub species <br /> will be selected and planted. A concentration of six trees for each <br /> acre of disturbed land will be the minimum planted. However, these <br /> trees will be planted only along the higher elevations of the disturbed <br /> land, and none will be planted in the floodway area . In the floodway <br /> area only shrubs will be planted. Ten shrubs for each acre of disturbed <br /> land in the floodway area will be the minimum planted. The area will <br /> then be grass seeded with a mixture of Fairway Wheatgrass and Yellow <br /> Sweetclover. (See Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service <br /> recommendations . ) The disturbed areas will be maintained for three <br /> years, or until the grass stand is well established. <br /> • <br /> • <br />