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~ iii iiiiiiiiuiiiiii PLAN The present plans for reclaiming the land in question after the gravel mining operation is to slope the banks of the pit to a grade of 3H:IV. The normal ground level is very near the water level during the spring and summer months of the year and, basically, the land surrounding the gravel pit is sand and gravel, the whole Valley at one time or another being an old stream bed. The natural vegetaion in the area will reseed itself, with perhaps some seeding, but it is not deemed feasible to spread top soil on the banks of the pit for the reason that such would merely wash off and be an unnecessary expense. The excavation resulting from the removal of gravel will fill with water and sediment from the Tomichi Creek during run-off periods and soon cause the banks and the bottom of the excavation to be of the same material as the surrounding soil. The pond formed by the foregoing processes will be utilized as a habitat for fish and for water fowl and other wild animals which inhabitat the area or travel through during migration. The gravel pit is within the confines of the Signal Peak Ranch, and there is not much human activity that takes place around the area. Cattle grazing takes place during the spring and fall months, and the hay fields are, of course, cultivated and harvested during the summer. The owners intend to call upon the Soil Conservation Service for its advice, and to follow its recommendations, in consultation with the owners, as to the best way of reclaiming the land after the gravel operations are com- pleted. We estimate that the cost of reclamation would not exceed the sum of $800.00. SIGN PEAK RANCH CO. ~/_'!iD/~JG GSo Dan I. Vader, President SEG- t'7 .5-D ~/'~ ~n D,rKv ~GPJ I a o