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Spoil Semolina in the Lennox Coal Outcrop Area. Final grading ues conducted in a portion • of the Lennox Coal outcrop area during the 1994 field season. Spoil samples were collected to determine acidity levels and clay percentages pursuant to Permit C-82-057, Tab 21, Pages 3 end 4. Spoil samples were collected by SCC on. October 14, 1994 from the nine sites shown on Exhibit 94.2. The samples were delivered to ACZ Labs in Steamboat Springs, Colorado on October 14, 1994 for analysis. The sample results are presented in Appendix A. All sites, except 2W-B-008, had suitable pN, acid base potential, particle size, and saturation percentage values. Site 2W-B-008 had a clay content of 52 percent, uh ich exceeds [he suitability standard of 50 percent. However, since the saturation percentage was suitable (61 percent), no site-specific remediation was required prior to soil redistribution. Soil Pit-SOiI Fertility-Revegetation Moni coring. Shallow postmine soil pits are excavated periodically near representative revegetation monitoring sites to evaluate plant rooting characteristics, determine soil fertility, ensure spoil suitability, and compare soil/spoil data with site specific revegetation data. The pits are selected • using an intensity of one pit per 25 acres of reclamation. Postmine soil pits are placed within reclamation blocks that have been soiled and seeded for a minimum of three years. Similar minimum time frames are used for monitoring postmine vegetation. The permanent vegetation has generally established sufficiently after three to four years to evaluate interactions between rooting depths and soil/spoil quality (Schafer et al., 1979). No soil or spoil samples were collected from shallow postmine soil pits during [he 1994 field season. The first 25 acres of permanent reclamation on final graded spoil was completed during 1994. Therefore, sampling from shallow postmine soil pits will be initiated during the 1997 or 1998 field season. Soil Replacement Technique. The soil replacement area for the 1994 field season is shown on Exhibit 94.2. Soil was replaced on 52.0 acres of final graded slopes in the "A" and "B" pit areas. Soil was direct hauled from salvage areas ahead of the "A" pit. Soil was also exported from Stockpile N. The direct hauled areas of soil replacement are shown on Exhibit 94.2. • Soil Balance. SCC is submitting the soil balance ui th the Annual Reclamation Report as required by Permit C-82-057, Tab 21, Pages 5, 32, and 33, and as recommended by Section 3