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Seneca R-W 2001 Annual Reclamation Report <br />2001 Disturbance Area <br />The 2001 Annual Reclamation Report, 2001 Reclamation Map, shows the limits of disturbance as of <br />December 31, 2001. The disturbance line as shown on this drawing depicts all disturbance associated with <br />the mining operation including haul road and pond construction, topsoil removal and storage, open pits, spoil <br />piles, etc. The area disturbed in 2001 totals 114.6 acres. <br />Backfillin¢ and Gradine <br />Backfilling and grading operations occurred in the "D" pit area. A total of I LO acres were final graded in <br />2001. This azea is shown on the 2001 Annual Reclamation Map. <br />Liebt-use Roads <br />No new light-use roads were added during the 2001 field season. Haul road "J" was constructed during July <br />of 2001. <br />• Soil and Suoil Monitorine <br />SCC is requved by Permit C-82-057 to monitor the salvage, storage, and redistribution of soil and spoil <br />handling operations at Seneca II-W Mine. Specific programs include.documenting soil recovery, verifying <br />soil redistribution thickness, determining final graded spoil suitability in the Lennox Coal outcrop sampling <br />area, determining soil fertility, evaluating plant rooting characteristics, recording the source of replaced soil, <br />and completing an annual soil balance. The following sections present the soil and spoil monitoring data for <br />the 2001 calendar year. <br />Soil Recoverv Documentation <br />Soil recovery was documented by daily observation by the grading foreman and pit supervisor. This quality <br />control information is used to verify soil salvage estimates predicted from the baseline soil survey, confirm <br />soil map unit types, justify salvage thickness, and evaluate soil suitability. Soil salvage occurred in advance <br />of the "A" pit during the 2001 field season as shown on the Annual Reclamation Map. Topsoil was removed <br />m advance of 2 W south pits as shown, and was recovered in advance of the construction of Haul Road "J". <br />Observations within the mixed brush, sandstone-derived soils indicated very suitable loamy soil was <br />salvaged down to the fractured sandstone bedrock. The thickness of recovered soil ranged from 0.5 feet on <br />ridgetops to about 3.0 feet in Swale or drainage landscapes. Recovered soil was stockpiled into piles TT, <br />• XX, YY, W W and ZZ (see Table Ol.l). <br />SCC will continue to closely monitor soil handling operations during the 2001 field season. Only suitable <br />sources of soil within the disturbance area will be salvaged to ensure the reclaimed areas are restored to the <br />