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• <br /> Redistribution of the .soil on the refuse pile has been as follows: <br /> Year Acres Covered* A & B Horizon Material ** <br /> 1977. 1 10 16,133 <br /> 1979 5 8,066 <br /> 1980 4 6,453 <br /> 1981 2 3,220 <br /> 1982 2 3,220 <br /> 1983 2 3,220 <br /> 1984, -0- -0- <br /> 1985 -0- -0- <br /> 1986 -0- -0- <br /> 1987 3 4,840 <br /> * Approximate estimate <br /> ** Cu. Yds., <br /> 8 . Plant growth capabilities <br /> Soil horizons of the soils in the permit area are, <br /> in general , thin and ill-defined . Consequently, plant <br /> growth could not be supported by an individual "A" or "B" <br /> horizon in most cases . <br /> Face-up work in the tunnel area has been the <br /> principal disturbance, as noted , since the passage of the <br /> Federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 <br /> l (P .L . 95-87) , with the exception of the on-going disturbance <br /> i <br /> associated with the coal refuse disposal area . <br /> -15- <br />