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_ _ l,+ :+msnlcr the nccrssity tr+ rccl:um rulatiach small portions at the lundsca}u• cat a <br />- • l,i:asctl. scquenliai fashion (li,r the purpose of mitunu~tnc visual and <br />_ cnvin+nmcntai intpactsl. <br />- I u cunuol nonnanvc pLuu xpccics <br />- ! ,~ runnel erosion cuusrJ he runufi'mtd a caul. <br />The gua; nC topsoil salvage operanim is to keep thc• soil ahvc, ,viced-ti'ec. and Protected <br />ti~om datnaer until n can hr rrntrnc;l to the restaratir,n site fur Planting or seeding. <br />for the purPuus of sah•age, lopsotl is pcnerally detinc<I as the upper (+ to I ~ inches of <br />cover muten:tl. BcloH• this depth htoi,+gical activity is usually limited. Suh soils. nr <br />n,ert+tnden, shall he stored scparateiy tiom u,P soils so that they can br n•-spread lirst <br />hctitre the tope+il is Placed as the uppcnnust layer. <br />Topsoil shall he salvaged ,then moist, but nut wet Salvage of wet soils. particularly <br />Ihnse with tine texture, often severely damages or contpleteh destn,y> soil structure. "I'hc <br />resuh u a gi:nit "mud Pir" thus mad dry as a massive hrick. 5ahaec of complctch dry <br />t++psoil mas als,+ datnugr soil structure. though nut us severely, :utd will resuh in ncnrty <br />complete loss of living Plant material. <br />- ~Psntl should he sa+red less than one year and in a weed-free lurauun. Sturm'e Piles <br />- • .I~ull hr shallow (less than _' feet is optimal) to Icavc more o1 the soil exposed tr ate. <br />-- I uPsui! shall hc• smcn with a Prottxtivc sterile carver crop such as P.egrcen (stcnie whwt <br />.- \ whcat~Rass crust car mild, <br />Past ~tininy; ~itc Confipuratinn <br />(tncr rrnun:d cal Product is cutnplete. o~•cThurden will hr e}istributcd into Place to create a <br />rrsullmg topography that is tenth sloping and f:rirl) uTrgular, to mimic and intc~ratc <br />into the stm~uundutg {;uulscupe. 1'he soh-,oils shall he scarified to a depth of h to I <br />niches Pour to replacing the topsoil. T+'P soil shall he replaced to a minimwn Depth o1 4 <br />inches. •rhe Post-mining slopes will range tiom 1 °.. to '>" ~~, Tlw maximum ;lope far the <br />post mining condition shall hr 4 1. <br />.. 'Ihc manner in st•hich the ti,psuil is rctuntcd to the site is lust as important a_s the way it is <br />-- ~;:Ivacal and smn:d: <br />~- • Ton sail shall hr Placed only when there is an assurance that the area ,~•ill be <br />-- :redcd ivtthm a fcta days. <br />__ I,+Psoil steal be replaced with a minimum number o1' machine passes. protect <br />-_ supervisors should accept vuriahility of topsoil depth in lieu of seeking very <br />-- unil'omt topsoil thickness thn+ugh cstcndcd machine work. <br />~_ . li•tupsoil is imported tom another locution, the source should hr carefully anti <br />~- thurnughl} inspected for noxious weeds ;utd uttdesirahlc plains and reiccted if <br />• n ec<}s arc tbtntd. <br />Ib <br />