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Banks and Gesso, LLC <br />Topsoil Preservation <br />The gravel resource is covered by a thin layer of sandy loam zero to four inches in <br />depth. This soil material is low in organic content and is more correctly referred to as <br />overburden. The overburden stripped prior to mining will be primarily placed on vertical <br />sideslopes of the pit ready to be reclaimed. If no ready sideslope is available, the <br />overburden will be stockpiled on the north edge of the pit in the reclamation material <br />stockpile. Since this stockpile will be replenished with overburden and imported <br />dirt/manure as material is available, the operator will not temporarily seed the pile. <br />Final Grading <br />Final proposed contours in mined areas are shown on the Reclamation Plan Map <br />(Exhibit F). In general, slope contours at the pit edge will descend at 4H:1V from the top <br />of slope to the pit floor. The pit floor will be a continuous surface at the bottom of the <br />slopes and sloped at approximately 1% grade downward to the north. Where contours <br />are established with backfill, mechanical compaction will be used to ensure stable side <br />slopes. <br />Topsoil Replacement <br />The overburden and/or reclamation material will be re-distributed across -the site on all <br />disturbed surfaces. A plant growth medium of three to five inches will be provided in the <br />reclaimed condition. Final planting surfaces will be established by disking or other <br />mechanical preparation to ensure mixing of soil horizons and adequate opportunity for <br />seed contact. <br />Revegetation <br />The site will be seeded be in accordance with the Natural Resource Conservation <br />Service recommendations for the area (see Table E-1). <br />A weed free grass hay mulch will be applied to the seedbed at the rate of two tons per <br />acre. This mulch will then be crimped by a disk into the soil. A fertilizer of 40 pounds <br />per acre each of nitrogen (N2) and available phosphorus (P2O5) will be applied. <br />Grass seed will be applied with a grass drill. Grass seeding will be accomplished from <br />October 15 to April 1. This grass seed will be drilled directly into the mulched seedbed. <br />All-Rite Paving & Redi-Mix, Inc. 09002 <br />Proctor Pit 11 July, 2009