2008-01-28_REVISION - M1997054 (27)

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Aspect B assumes the processing plant and ancillary equipment will be removed by the operator. In the event that the operator abandons this equipment, it is assumed that the cost of removal will be offset by the sale of the processing plant and ancillary equipment. This aspect also includes the cost of scarifying the compacted ground, replacing topsoil to 6-inches, seeding and mulching, and reseeding the disturbed area. Aspect C includes the cost of backfilling approximately 1,310 linear feet of the active mining face in Area 2. This aspect also iincludes the replacement of topsoil to 6-inches, seeding and mulching, and reseeding the area. Aspect D assumes approximately 20 acres of Area 3 has been stripped in preparation for mining. This aspect includes the cost of replacing topsoil to 6-inches, seeding and mulching, and reseeding the area. Aspect E includes the costs for reclaiming the stormwater ponds and associated stormwater culvert. Specific calculations were based on costs associated with backfilling the stormwater ponds to grade, removal of the metal stormwater culvert, and backfilling, seeding and mulching, and reseeding the disturbed area. Aspect F assumes the entrance road to the quarry site will remain after reclamation. This aspect includes the reclamation costs associated with approximately 2-acres of interior access roads. In particular, this aspect includes the cost to scarify the compacted ground, replace topsoil on interior roads to 6-inches, seeding and mulching, and reseeding the disturbed area. Aspects G and H include costs associated with the reclamation of the topsoil and overburden stockpile areas. Since the stockpile materials are used throughout the mining area for reclamation, scarifying the compacted ground, seeding and mulching, and reseeding in the area of the stockpiles is the only cost associated with this aspect. Aspect I includes the cost of the reclamation of the approximately 475-foot berm located southwest of the Granite Quarry mining limit. This aspect also includes replacing topsoil to 6 inches, seeding and mulching and reseeding the area disturbed by the berm. Aspect J approximates the cost associated with removing the temporary bridges over Tallahassee Creek and stabilizing areas along the creek disturbed by the rail spur and bridges. Each of the bridge removal costs were based on individual bridge size and type and CDOT cost data was referenced. Due to the fact that the upstream bridge may require steel cutting, the removal costs were higher. In addition, grading and earthwork associated with the removal of approximately 500 feet of road bed was included in the calculation for the culvert removal due to the fact that the culvert would be removed as the road bed was removed. Aspect K approximates the cost associated with the removal of approximately 5,200 feet of the rail spur running past the Granite Quarry.