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Reclamation of Existing Geotextile Channel and eroded Land Slope <br />Eventually, once all mining activity as ceased, the entire geotextile channel which currently <br />contains Deadman gulch flows will be reclaimed. However, in the interim, only the portion that <br />is non-essential to the amended channel design (described in Attachment C) will be reclaimed. <br />The amended channel design described in Attachment C, will require only that portion which <br />captures the Deadman Gulch headwater seeps, and flows that traverse the length immediately <br />along the pad surface. At the point where the pad surface stops, and the waste rock slope begins <br />- is where the `amended' design will tag into the channel, capture flows within a cement inlet; <br />and route them down-slope adjacent to the waste rock slope to the bottom (and into a passive <br />treatment catchment basin). Thus, the portion of the existing geotextile channel that leads into <br />the forest will be reclaimed. The step-wise progression of the reclamation will occur as follows: <br />1. Removal and proper disposal of geotextile fabric (if fabric is in good shape, it may be <br />retained for use on site). <br />2. Where possible, top soil that was washed down-slope to the toe of the waste rock pile <br />will be scavenged and used to fill in the erosion channel created by the slide. <br />3. Re-contouring of affected slope by pulling-up the `ditch bench' and smoothing the <br />surface, using appropriate equipment (backhoe, bobcat). <br />4. Top soil was retained at the toe of the ditch bench, and will be smoothed over the affected <br />surface. <br />5. The affected surface will be re-seeded using a BLM-approved seed mix for the project <br />altitude. In the interim, a standard high-altitude, mountain slope, broadcast application <br />seed mix that is recommended for the region (by Southwest Seed, Dolores CO) is <br />summarized in Table B.1. The affected surface will be re-seeded in Fall - 2008 and <br />Spring 2009. <br />6. Revegetation success will be monitored and amended where appropriate based upon site <br />investigation review by BLM and DRMS. <br />Reclamation of the geotextile channel will occur at the same time as the channel amendment is <br />put in place (Fall, 2008). <br />4