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C~ <br /> <br />RULE 2.41(2): LOCATIONS AND NUMBER OF ACRES RECLAIMED FOR THAT YEAR. <br />Approximately two acres of land was placed in a temporary <br />reclamation status. This land is the long slope below the ditch route <br />on the north side of the pit. In the autumn of 1985 a company desired <br />to dispose of some excess topsoil in the pit. The material was of good <br />quality and we instructed them to place it on this slope. As a result, <br />between 6 and 12 inches of soil was dumped on the slope. The area was <br />seeded in February of 1986. Unfort~tely, as of the date of the <br />inspection for this annual report, little grass was showing on the <br />slope. A severe lack of moisture combined with unusually warm <br />temperatures and the south-facing slope has done little to produce an <br />environment suitable for the growth of the grasses. Soil temperature <br />measurements at 1:30 PM (Standard Time) on April 28 showed a temperature <br />of 68 degrees at 6" depth, 84 degrees at 2 inches, and 96 degrees in the <br />upper 1/4 inch. Moist soil was not found until a depth of 5 to 6 <br />inches. Above that depth the soil was dry and powdery. If sufficient <br />moisture is received by about May 10, there is still a good chance the <br />seeding will be successful. If not, then the seeding may be a failure <br />due to adverse climatic conditions. Examination of the soil showed that <br />seed was still present, but of course its biological capabilities could <br />not be determined. It is only hoped that the heat and dryness did not <br />kill the seed. <br />RULE 2.41(3): THE LOCATION AND NUMBER OF ACRES IN THE VARIOUS STAGES OF <br />RECLAMATION (BACRFILLED, GRADED, TOPSOIL REPLACED, REVEGETATED). <br />Assuming the area seeded in February 1986 is successful and the <br />grass grows upon arrival of moisture, there will be a total of 4 acres <br />of land under a revegetation status. Much of this land is steeply <br />sloping and therefore on the annual report map it appears to be less <br />than is actually the case. This amount does not include the land on the <br />highway slope which was generally revegetated prior to the issuance of <br />the permit. <br />About 1.5 additional acres is in a backfilling status. This has <br />been needed in order to move the road southward away from the ditch <br />corridor. <br />If the ditch is completed this year, then that will be an <br />additional approximately 2 acres of land in a reclamation status as the <br />ditch is the final land use of that portion of the permit area. <br />Page 2 of 5 Permit 77-213 Sand Pit 1986 Annual Report <br />