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Area D:~ce mined for its fine gravels. was Area C, this <br />area will be deepened until the shale is encountered and then <br />' mined southward until the gravel ends. <br />This area will be reclaimed at 10:1 slopes on the pit bottom <br />and 5:1 on the pit edge. Area F will be mined the same way. <br />Area D is approximately 3 acres in size and Area F is about 1.5 <br />acres in size. <br />' Area E: About 6 acres in size, this area has not been <br />previously mined. It has gravel about 10 - 12 feet deep at its <br />northern boundary and the gravel wedges out at the southern end. <br />' This area will have the pit bottom sloped to 10:1 which is about <br />the slope of the existing landform. <br />' Grading: The only grading will be done at the north end of <br />the pit where the existing highwalls are about 25 feet. These <br />cutbanks will be sloped at 3:1 and the topsoil that is present <br />will be removed before sloping and placed in a short-term <br />' stockpile for spreading onto the 3:1 slopes created by grading. <br />No backfilling is expected or anticipated in any portion of <br />' the area being mined or to be mined (Area E). <br />Some minor grading will be required on the pit's east and <br />west perimeter to achieve the 5:1 slopes necessary to control <br />erosion. <br />Little, if any, grading is expected in the pit bottom <br />' because the extraction procedure will leave the pit floor <br />relatively level and smooth (Photos D-1 and I-1). <br /> No refuse, acid forming, or toxic producing materials will <br />' be mined at the site. None occur at the site. <br />' No auger or drill holes will be part of the operation. <br /> Water: No disturbance to the prevailing hydrologic regime is <br /> expected (Exhibit G). <br />' <br /> No earthen dams or other impoundments are planned or <br /> anticipated. <br /> Wildlife: Wildlife aspects have been included in the <br /> reclamation. Even though the Burrowing owl is using the existing <br /> highwalls it is not felt the reclamation of these will threaten <br />' the existence of the owl. <br /> Species diversity will occur due to the reclaiming of the <br />' site to near natural conditions. <br /> Topsoiling: No overburden is to be removed, and no woody <br />1 vegetation occurs on site. <br /> topsoil stockpiles will not be used. <br /> <br /> y <br /> <br />