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has been used in the reclamation of the north high wall. The topsoil and <br />overburden salvaged from this mining will be stored on the most southern side of <br />the excavation to be used to replace the topsoil over the last phase of mining in <br />the southern portion of the mine. The mining will done in phases as shown on the <br />mining plan map the panel size of each mining area will be 100 feet by 200 feet <br />and there will be a total of eight (8) panels. The maximum depth of each panel <br />will vary due to the proscribed method of the 3h: lv or flatter however the <br />maximum depth to the pit floor will not exceed 25 feet. <br />4.) The topsoil stockpiles have been explained in the above item along with the <br />mining plan. The operator commits to salvaging all of the topsoil and overburden <br />to make the reclamation plan viable. <br />Rule 6.4.4 Exhibit D-Mining Plan <br />5.) The mining plan states that all overland water (stormwater) flow will be <br />captivated in the site, and that water would percolate into the ground within two <br />days. This scenario will continue to be what the operator intends to employ. The <br />operator will scarify and clean and remove the accumulated clay layer of soil that <br />has accumulated. The clay stratum has been deposited by stormwater and it will <br />be cleaned and maintained in order to keep the percolation operational as a natural <br />process. All the stormwater will flow to the west end of the pit floor. The lower <br />portion of the pit floor on the west end serves as a detention pond the water will <br />collect there and then percolate into the underling soil and fracture in the shale <br />and return to the ground water. The operator will commit to maintaining the <br />detention pond area clear and operational. An annual inspection will be done and <br />if sediment has impaired the effectiveness of the percolation the operator will <br />remove the sediment. The stormwater will not be allowed to sit more than 72 <br />hours for any one-storm event. <br />6.) The mining plan has been change to reflect the way this pit is operating now as <br />opposed to the original circumstances. The mining will be done in smaller sized <br />areas typically 100 feet by 200 feet and at a depth that is reasonable to maintain <br />the 3h: lv or flatter slope to facilitate reclamation. The mining will be done in 8 <br />Phases starting on the east end of the pit where mining has stopped in year 2009. <br />Then Phase 1, 2 and 3 will continue east to the access road. Then the mining will <br />move back to the west to the point that mining started at originally see point B.01 <br />on the Mining Plan Map starting at Phase 4 and moving through Phase 8. The last <br />mining phase will be Phase 8. The timeline for each Phase of the Mining Plan is <br />dependant upon the market demand in the surrounding area. Therefore it is <br />anybodies guess on a timeline. Therefore to give a definite timeline for the mining <br />would be speculation. However this pit is in an area that could have large projects <br />from time to time for those times one or two phase might be done concurrently. <br />7.) Although the original permit application package states that the topsoil is 14 feet <br />deep this may have been misstated; meaning topsoil combined with overburden. <br />The upper 40 inches of soil is evaluated for use as topsoil per the "NATURAL <br />RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICES". The surface layer of most soils is <br />generally preferred for topsoil because of its content of organic matter. Organic <br />2