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<br /> <br />The estimated area required for topsoil piles is shown on Table E-4. The location of the topsoil <br />stockpiles are shown on Exhibits C-1 and C-2. <br />The phasing of the reclamation is shown in Table E-5. <br />The operator from time to time may import inert material to aid in reclamation such as creating an <br />uneven lake bottom, creating more land surface to lower the lake surface or other need as may <br />arise. The operator will test the proposed fill material from outside sources to make sure it is <br />inert and does not have any toxic or acid-forming characteristics. DMG will be notified of the use <br />of the inert material per Rule 3.1.5. <br />The proposed revegetation seed mix is: <br />SAGEBRUSH/GRASSES <br />Rate -PLS <br />Lbs/Acre y y <br />GRASSES <br />Indian Rice Grass (Orvzoosis hXtnenoides) 6 / '' s <br />Western wheatgrass (Atuoovron smithiil 6 ~' 7 <br />Intermediate wheatgrass (Agropyron intermedium) 4 ~ <br />Green needlegrass 2 r '~ <br />Bluegrass (Poa ampla) 4 ,r i.o <br />FORBS <br />Cicer milkvetch (Astralaaus cicer) 2 `' <br />Rocky Mountain penstemon (Penstemon strictus) 0.25 ~ i5 <br />SHRUBS <br />Fringed Sagebrush (Artemisia fn_pida) 0.25 `S <br />Shadscale (Atriplex confertifolia) 1 ,~ <br />Total Iba/acre of PLS 25.5 <br />The seed rates in the above table will be doubled if the seed is broadcast or if hydromulching is <br />used. <br />During the life of the gravel pits, the operator will attempt to salvage small cottonwood trees and <br />willows to be transplanted into the reclaimed areas around the edges of the lakes. Transplanting <br />will occur when the trees are dormant. It is the intent of the reclamation plan to create clusters of <br />trees around the lakes and reclaimed areas. These clusters of trees are expected to provide a <br />nucleus to allow the infiltration of cottonwoods and willows to the remaining portions of the <br />reclaimed areas. It is expected that cluster would include 10 to 15 trees and that there would be 5 <br />to 6 clusters per acre. <br />