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to planting a cover crop on any topsoil and or overburden pile that will be left in place for <br />180 days or longer. Please provide a seed mixture with the species name and the amount <br />of live seed per acre that will be used for the cover crop. <br />8.) On the "Reclamation Details" drawing of the pit slope cross-section, it states in the <br />Notes, "Revegetation shall use seed mixes listed in the table, or similar alternate mix <br />based on commercial availability at the time of reclamation". Please remove the <br />italicized statement. Any changes in the approved seed mixtures used for reclamation <br />will need to be approved by the Division prior to the planting a different mixture. Please <br />commit to filing a Technical Revision to the reclamation plan to change the seed mixture <br />that will be used to revegetate the affected land and prior to planting a different seed <br />mixture. <br />9.) In regards to the revegetation plan, if the seed mix will be broadcast seeded instead of <br />drill seeded please commit to doubling the pounds of live seed per acre applied. <br />10.) The configuration of the former affected land after reclamation appears different <br />than the current approved reclamation plan. One significant difference is the south east <br />portion of the mine site where the current processing area is located. The applicant has <br />proposed that the post mining land use of these 53 acres will remain as in industrial area. <br />Please provide a description of how this site will be left after the permit is released, what <br />will be the make-up of this industrial area? For example, what structures will remain <br />(plants, roads... etc.), how will the entire 53 acres be protected from wind and water <br />erosion? Overall there is no mention in the text regarding this changed in the reclamation <br />plan. Please state that that a portion of the site will remain industrial for a post mine land <br />use. Also, there is no mention in the amendment about the changes of the various ponds <br />and other features of the current reclamation plan. Please provide a summary/ outline of <br />how the reclamation of the entire affected land will change from what is currently <br />approved. <br />11.) Is the 53 acres of industrial land zoned for this land use? In accordance with Rule <br />6.4.5, in instances where the post mining land use is for industrial, residential or <br />commercial purposes and such use is not reasonably assured, a plan for revegetation must <br />be submitted. Please submit a plan to revegetate this site. It is likely that this area will <br />need to be ripped, topsoiled and seeded to be revegetated so your plan should reflect <br />such. <br />12.) Please provide a list of all the permanent man-made structures (buildings, <br />roads ...etc.) that will remain on the site after the site is reclaimed. Please ensure these <br />structures are displayed on the Reclamation plan map <br />3