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2.05.4 Reclamation Plan. <br />(2) (d) (Cont'd) <br />• There are approximately 1,800 cubic yards of topsoil to be placed on <br />areas to be re-vegetated during the 2008 East Mine reclamation project. <br />About 1,500 cubic yards of topsoil remains in stockpiles near the coal <br />mine waste disposal area. This topsoil will be used for the coal mine <br />waste disposal and the general vicinity of the disposal area. Approximately <br />1.8 acres can be plated 6" deep with the 1,500 cubic yards of topsoil. <br />About 300 cubic yards were salvaged and stockpiled at the fan level so it <br />will be replaced at the fan level. The fan level topsoil stockpile contains <br />about 300 cubic yards which will plate 0.4 acres 6" deep. <br />Regraded materials which have become hard packed or smooth surfaced <br />would be scarified to an 8-inch depth with a dozer to eliminate slippage <br />- - - -----surfaces-and--promote-root-penetration. Topsoil-will-then-be-redistributed-at - <br />an approximately uniform, stable thickness with scrapers, front end <br />loaders or dozers. The thickness of returned topsoil will be consistent with <br />post-mining land uses, slopes, and the surface water drainage system. <br />The proposed salvage and return depths of new disturbance shall be <br />submitted to and approved by the Division. Also, topsoil shall be placed in <br />such a manner as to prevent excess compaction and be protected from <br />wind and water erosion before and after it is seeded and planted. <br />• In accordance with Rule 4.14.6(1), reclaimed areas will be monitored for <br />rills and gullies in the spring following snow melt and following major storm <br />events. Areas where erosion is observed will be evaluated to determine <br />the cause and whether maintenance is required. The evaluation will <br />include potential effects upon the post-mining land use, revegetation <br />success and water quality standards. If maintenance is deemed <br />necessary, appropriate corrective action will be taken by the end of the fall <br />planting season. <br />Less than half an acre was disturbed by the ventilation shaft and fan <br />construction located north of the west mine water tank. Only the minimum , <br />area for the construction, and compliance with MSHA regulations was <br />cleared of vegetation. The site is located on the northern perimeter of the <br />area previously disturbed by the brush crushing habitat improvement <br />treatment and would require little additional clearing. Based on the west <br />mine soils analyses (Soils appendix, Volume 9), approximately 32 inches <br />of this Delson soil was salvaged from the <br />0 TR-48 63 07108