Laserfiche WebLink
Revised <br />July 28, 1982 <br />F~ are estimated at 420 yd3. An exf~ption is requested for this <br />amount. <br />In those areas associated with the pinion-juniper vegetation <br />community, topsoil can only be removed after this vegetation has <br />been removed. In small areas of pinion-juniper vegetation, it <br />might be possible to hire a woodcutter to come in and cut the <br />trees into usable lengths. This wood could then be left in <br />place and local people or mine employees could pick up the wood <br />for use in their fireplaces. If this option is not possible <br />because of safety reasons or the extent of the pinion-juniper <br />areas, the trees must be cleared from the area with a dozer. <br />These trees would then be pushed into the pit or pushed into a <br />pile and. burned. If possible, burning would be attempted since <br />the nutrients tied up in the wood would be retained and picked <br />up with the topsoil. Any burning would first be approved with <br />the Colorado Department of Health, Air Quality Division. <br />~+ The sequence and timetable for all topsoil and subsoil redis- <br />tribution is found on the Topsoil Handling Map (Map 8). Yearly <br />yardages of topsoil and subsoil to be removed are found on the <br />Topsoil and Subsoil Handling Schedule and by soil series on the <br />Topsoil and Subsoil Removal Plan, which are shown in Tables on <br />the following pages. All yardage and acreage ,figures were calcu- <br />lated based on the assumption that the topsoil would be removed <br />in advance of mining activities. A 20 foot wide buffer zone <br />between the area disturbed by mining and the area to have topsoil <br />and subsoil removed will eliminate the possibility of not being <br />able to remove all available topsoil and subsoil prior to mining. <br />The average thicknesses for each soil series to be removed can <br />be found in the legend of the Soils Map (Map 4). The subsoil to <br />be disturbed has been identified through a soils testing program <br />for the mining area and will be removed as a separate lift from <br />the topsoil. Topsoil and subsoil stockpiles will be segregated. <br />• Viking Coal Company does not plan to use overburden material for <br />topsoil substitutes or as a supplement of topsoil. Viking Coal <br />Company will remove topsoil before any mining operations commence <br />• 258 <br />