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~ •• •• <br />~- <br />EXHIBIT D - RECLAMATION PLAN <br />L. THE PRIMARY PRODUCT WILL BE SAND AND GRAVEL. THESE <br />MATERIALS ARE OVERLAIN BY A SANDY CLAY MATERIAL THAT WILL <br />AVERAGE LESS THAN 2 FEET IN THICKNESS. THIS CLAY MATERIAL <br />WILL BE USED AS A BINDER FOR CERTAIN ROAD BASE PRODUCTS TO <br />THE EXTENT THAT THERE WILL BE NO OVERBURDEN TO DEAL WITH IN <br />THE RECLAMAT]ON PHASE OF THE OPERATION. <br />THE OPERATOR WILL BRING THE PIT AREA AND ITS SLOPES TO <br />GRADE AS SOON AS IT IS PRACTICAL, AND WILL ATTEMPT TO DO SO <br />ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. <br />T. THE MAXIMUM GRADIENT OF RECLAIMED SLOPES WILL BE 4;1 <br />~HDRIZDNTAL TO VERTICAL). <br />3. THE TOPSOIL OCCURS AT A DEPTH THAT AVERAGES S". THE <br />DEPTH OF THE TOPSOIL TO BE REPLACEp WILL AVERAGE B". <br />4. THE BEST TIME FOR SEEDING THIS SOIL TYPE IS IN <br />SEPTEMBER ACCORDING TO THE ~.$. SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE. <br />THE TOPSOIL WILL BE SPREAD OVER THE SITE AND TILLED <br />INTO THE SUBSOIL TO PREVENT SLIPPAGE AND AIRPOCKETS AND TO <br />ENCOURAGE ROOT PENETRATION. <br />S. THE GRASS SPECIES TO HE PLANTED WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE <br />WITH THE SPECIES SELECTION AND SEEDING RATES SPECIFIED IN <br />EXHIBIT B-1. IN ADDITION, LADAC ALFALFA WILL BE INCLUDED IN <br />THE SEED MIX TO PROVIDE A MORE DIVERSE AND BETTER FORAGE <br />BASE FOR BIG GAME IN THE AREA. <br />6. IN AREAS OF ONE ACRE, OR MORE, THE SEED MIXTURE WILL BE <br />DRILLED INTO THE SOIL AND HARROWED AFTER APPLICATION. (IN <br />THE SMALLER AREAS THE SEED WILL BE BROADCAST ONTO THE SOIL <br />AT TWICE THE RECOMMENDED RATE FOR DRILLED APPLICATION AND <br />RAKED INTO THE SOIL.) <br />~. MULCH WILL BE WHEAT STRAW OF WHICH 5DZ WILL BE I() <br />INCHES OR LONGER. THIS WILL BE APPLIED AT THE RATE OF Z TON <br />TO THE ACRE, AND HELD DOWN BY NETTING OR OTHER SUITABLE <br />METHOD. <br />B. NO BUILDINGS OR OTHER MAN-MADE STRUCTURES WILL REMAIN <br />AFTER RECLAMATION. THE ACCESS ROAD WILL REMAIN AT THE WILL <br />OF THE BLM. <br />