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Section 816.114(a) tontimKd. <br />In order to provide effective protection for replaced topsoil <br />materials and control surface erosion, Kerr Coal rill utilize a <br />combination of control practices. For all future reclaiaed areas. <br />Kerr Coal x111 utilize the following practices to achieve the noted <br />specific obfectlves: <br />1) Leave Replaced Topsoil in a Roughened Condition - To licit <br />wind exposure, reduce runoff, and promote ~otsture <br />infiltration <br />2) Construct Contour Furrows - To limit overland flow and <br />promote moisture infiltration <br />3) Establish Strip Plantings Perpendicular to Prevailing Minds <br />- To reduce surface wind velocity and exposure, increase <br />available soil noisture by trapping wind-blown snow, and capture <br />wind-blown native plant seeds <br />4) Complete Seeding of Reclaimed Areas in the fall - To take <br />advantage of increased soil moisture following spring <br />snowmelt when seedlings germinate <br />Kerr Coal recognizes that certain areas may be Wore susceptible to <br />erosion and soil loss due to site specific slope, exposure, and/or <br />drainage conditions. These areas, which include slopes greater than <br />4N:1Y and drainage areas, as delineated on the Mine Area Postmining <br />Topography Map, (Map 37a), may require supplemental stabilization <br />measures in order to effectively prevent soil loss and erosion. For <br />these areas Kerr Coal proposes to establish annual grasses or cereal <br />grains as temporary live Dutch prior to seeding of the permanent <br />revegetation seed ei:. <br />The following sections describe the specific control practices to be <br />utilized to stabilize replaced topsoil and einieize surface erosion. <br />816-151R Revised - August, 1990 <br />