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11 <br /> <br />Trees, mostly scrub oak, border portions of this part <br />of the pit on the east, west and northern sides. The few trees <br />that will be cut will be used for firewood by the operator. <br />Tree replacement will occur in the amounts indicated in the <br />Wildlife Mitigation Plan and Landscape agreement within the <br />context of the County Land Uspe Planning Permit. <br />For the majority of the area to be affected, little topsoil <br />was salvaged from previous mining activities. Topsoil may be <br />salvaged from a portion of the permit as the pit is expanded <br />slightly in the indicated direction. Topsoil in this area <br />averages approximately four to six inches in thickness. The <br />soil will be stockpiled around the perimeter of the affected <br />area as noted on the Exhibit C map. As a stabilization measure, <br />any topsoil which is to remain in a stockpile longer than one <br />growing season will be broadcast seeded with a perennial <br />sod--forming grass cover such as Western Wheatgrass at a rate <br />of 20 pounds per acre. <br />Conventional equipment will be used for mining the material: <br />D-7 or D-8 dozer, 966 front end loader, hydraulic backhoe, and <br />haul trucks. The scale house is located near the access road <br />but not within the permit area. 'The material is either mined <br />or removed as pit run or sized by crushing and screening. <br />Various product stockpiles are then created for future sales <br />or processing through the batch plant. A semi- permanent <br />portable batch plant or concrete mix plant exists next to the <br />permit area. Depending on the need for various rock products, <br />as asphalt plant may be used in the area. The anticipated <br />process area (outside of the Amended permit area) for the <br />operation is illustrated on the Exhibit C map. <br />Final reclamation will occur upon completion of mining. <br />However, slope work, soil replacement and re-seeding will occur <br />concurrently with mining as work in the various areas is <br />completed. <br />An abandoned gas collection line ( unlocated ) runs from <br />the gas _well illustrated on the--Exhibit C map to an area south <br />of the property. The operator maintains the right to relocate <br />the line if necessary to accommodate the mining operation. <br />The small irrigation ditch as <br />Exhibit C map will be outside the <br />where it crosses the access road. <br />crosses the access road, a culvert <br />water on downstream. <br />illustrated on the original <br />Amended permit area except <br />At the point where the ditch <br />t is in place to carry the <br />Hearing on Permit No. M-1987-038 <br />Bayfield Pit No. 1