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<br />No gzoundwater will be encountered in the process of mining. As a result, no <br />• impact on groundwater resources will result. <br />After the completion of mining these small catchments will remain in order to <br />continue protection of the land from erasion. In time, these catchments will fill <br />with silt, assuming the land is not developed soon after completion of mining. In <br />the latter case, probably most of these small catchments will be replaced with a <br />more sophisticated drainage system suitable for developed land. <br />WILDLIFE: As indicated in the wildlife information exhibit, there is little <br />wildlife present on the site. Therefore, providing certain protections for <br />wildlife will be a minimal effort. In the course of the operation, the production <br />of catchments will probably result in some increase in the wildlife use of the <br />area, primarily birds. The availability of water will be important to the birds <br />and undoubtedly various shrubs, trees and food plants will appear around the ponds <br />• as has occurred at the other water sources found on the site. The final result <br />will be a slight and temporary increase in the song bird resources on the site. <br />If development ensues, then much of this habitat will be improved for some of the <br />species, but not all. <br />With development of the site, many of the species that normally would live in <br />the wildlands will adapt to the more developed conditions, but some of the species <br />which are intolerant of people will move on to more wild sites. <br />TGPSOILING: Replacement of topsoil on this operation is essential to the success <br />of the revegetation as well as important to the eventual development of the site. <br />Although this soil is very far from the quality of a good, black Iowa loam, it is <br />still far better than any other material found on the site. The salvage of soil <br />• page 5 of 10 Exhibit E <br />