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elevation^, cf the River tc the west and will shots gravel thic'+:aess to be removed and the pit bcttcm elevation. Gravel ..ill then be remcved using rubber tired and .racked leaders and trucks. ?eck expects tc mina apprcximatelp one acre each pear, but this trill vary according to the thic'+:ness of gravel available. All bank^ ' ll b .. ~ at 3: 1 , Th ~++cl••a ., w, e ned a s~cpe. is ,...es the pit Side banks Of the prOteCt1V2 ben^. ':he aCtt:al pit trill be mined so as tc slope bac'+: tcsvards the River ^t a 1 fOOt ~.. ,°..^..^. foot rata (S22 ..rOSS 3BCt1 •:, It will olSO be ^lOp2d t0 the nCrth~7eSt at a rata Of :vfOOt P.v feet. t7 1C iS 2 Same S Opt aS 2 River. ~.~ w~ lave e pit heft^'.. in its r2Cla~m2d COnf igu. at iOn^. o.~ ,+.~.+i _ iS ..., ^'eted. _ y': he 'JnccmpahgreRi~er slopes to the ..crthwest at an avera_ rata c_` 1 fc _.+ °O feet across the proposed pit ar2a. _. dCaS Vary from a.~ ioW aS fOOt :r. :~^v feat tC aS steep as 3 :eat ~.. lO0 foot. 4. REOLAMA':ION PI+ADI: D „ ., , , ti ~ for^....~ ~ th eer. e_.: an.. sma_~ game are a.,un ar.~ ~wy..cu. e General area. she present land use nsists cf deer and elk ,..igrati.^.g across the gravel bar to dry^1: from the .River. i".a.^.y d2e. and el'+: Winter ~ the c_eneral area. Tha aotual pit site iS +ne ar l'y VCid Of++Vegetat yOn SO little. if any, gra _ ........rS +. th1S area. :he area adjaoent tc the p,t on th2yeast side is foraged during the fall. winter and spring. ::tae of this urea will be disturbed by the propcsed cperaticn. When the pi, is completed, the bar will remain esaentiail'y' fiat Wah .°+:i SiOpeS, Wh1C:: W1ll nOt 1nhlbit the wildlife ;see cross section; Reclamation cf the site will be an .^.gcinc pro;;ect. As the avel th tt f th 't 'll l t .. gr^ is m~^.ad, 2 be cm o a p~ w. be of a near flat conditicn (slichtlp dipping west an3 aorthtvest;. When the entire pit is completed, ,++~nor grading map be Headed but should ta'+:c less than one dap tc co;rplete. ?eel: estimates that reclamation will occur cne acre secticns from south to ncrth behind the actua'_ mi.^.iag cperat~..... :'his will depend cn how „+„ch gravel is ,.~ned eat:: ,ear. Score recta-aticn will occur each year, depending cr. the amount of gravel remcved. Cost esti.^tes era diff' •lt tc a t ~ t f .,e erm..ne . as mos o the ..csts will be a part of the ~.~ng. Final grading cf th .ng D-5 C^t ^h 'a„+.^,. 1O :: t X50.00 per e o.~o, ,. a a ou~ o..e ours a hear. ~...aling $500.00. plus seed and fartili~2r `~ necessary Total reclamati.,. cf th^ pr ;eot :vil'_ybe ccr 'eted with'- t. .,...+.th ft ll th l bee.^. +p~ ;.. 7c s a er a e grave has +,.~ned fr..,., the pit. According tc Kea Miller. Cclcradc Wildlife Officer located in P.idcwap no fi^h re present ~.. the L'ncc^pahcre Riper at th' looaticn. The~'J.S. Ar-y Ccrpe cf Engineers has stated that nc wetla++^.ds exist ~., the area cf the prcyOS2d operaticn.