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Site Gearing is performed immediately prior to soil removal in a given area. Clearing includes removal of <br />woody or other materials which could interfere with soil removal, or potentially contaminate soil. Site <br />Gearing and soil salvage operations are typically concluded from May to November. These activities may be <br />conducted in other months if weather conditions permit. <br />Badcfilling and grading activities are performed throughout the year. <br />Soil redistribution and associated graded spoil suitability determinations follow the same timetable as <br />salvage operations. If ground conditions permit, soil redistribution may be concluded in months other than <br />the primary months indicated in the reclamation timetable (Figure 131). Tillage and seedbed preparation <br />(when necessary), cover cropping, and seeding of resoiled areas is centluded in the neM favorable planting <br />season after soil redistribution, weather permitting. Therefore, the schedule for these activities may parallel <br />the soil redistribution schedule in many cases. Tree and shrub planting is performed in the fall as dormant <br />plantings, but may be planted in spring on occasion. Tree and shrub planting areas are prepared during <br />spring, summer, and fall. <br />Fence construction is generally performed from April to November. Construction is interrupted only by <br />inclement weather or snowpaGc. • <br />Maintenance and management activities are conducted throughout the year, weather and snowpack <br />conditions permitting. The timing of these activities is dependent upon the specific adivdy. Fence <br />maintenance and removal of any trespass livestock are generally conducted from mid-spring through fall. <br />Interseeding and any necessary reseeding is conducted in the next favorable planting season following the <br />decision to interseed or reseed. Erosion monRoring is conducted after snowmelt and heavy rains, with any <br />required repairs carried out from late spring through fall. Occasionally, the operations outlined above will be <br />completed during winter months when mild weather persists. Under normal conditions, the schedules are as <br />presented. <br />Projected ReGamation Schedules. The projected backfilling and grading schedule for the remaining Seneca <br />II life-of-mine is pnesented on Exhibit 132. <br />The annual projection of areas graded as presented on Exhibit 132 is based upon certain basic <br />considerations. First, the baGcfilling and grading schedule is based upon the operation plan, coal excavation <br />cyGe times, and pit configuration. • <br />13-38 Revised 12/01/93 <br />