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6.4.5 Exhibit E -Reclamation Plan <br />Table 6.4.5-3. Topsoil Replacement Volume Summary <br />CELL AREA TOPSOIL <br /> REPLACEMENT <br /> VOLUME [yd'] <br />A and B 2.65 ac -6,400 <br />C and D 17.5 ac -42,000 <br />Seeding and Fertilizing <br />Currently, agricultural crops including alfalfa, wheat, hay and trees are the <br />dominant vegetation. <br />The proposed seeding areas are shown in Exhibit F -Reclamation Plan Map. <br />The recommended seeding method is by drill and seeding rates assume this <br />method. The species composition of the seed mixture recommended for <br />reclamation is shown in Table 4 below. <br />Table 6.4.5-4. Recommended Seed Mixture <br />Species (Variety) Rate -pure live <br />seed (pls) <br />/bs/ac Nafive/ <br />Introduced W/C <br />Season Cost <br />p/s/ac <br />Thickspike wheatgrass <br />(Critana) 8.0 to 10.0 Native Cool $11.70 <br />Sideoats grama (Vaughn) 5.0 to 7.0 Native Warm $7.25 <br />Switchgrass (Nebraska-28) 4.0 to 6.0 Native Warm $5.00 <br />Alfalfa (Nomad) 3.0 to 5.0 Introduced NA $1.90 <br />TOTAL 20.0 to 28.0 $28.85 <br />Based on this seed mixture an application rate of approximately 20.0 to 28.0 <br />pls/ac will be used. Topsoil should be disked prior to seeding. It is <br />recommended that fertilizer be utilized for reclamation. A standard application of <br />a fertilizer will be used and applied at a rate of 250 Ibs/ac. Fertilizer will not be <br />used near the edge of the pond, since the possibility of nitrate contamination in <br />the pond water exists. The total area to be seeded is approximately 20 acres. <br />The total area to be fertilized is approximately 20 acres. Seeding and fertilizing <br />will be completed after the overburden and topsoil is replaced, smoothed to <br />conform to the existing topography and disked. Optimal periods of seeding are in <br />the fall (after November 1st) or in the spring from late March up to April 30th. <br />Gardels Pit <br />Regular 112 Permit Application <br />