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2 . 05 . 4 ( 2 ) (d) Topsoil Handling <br /> • Initial topsoil salvage procedures and storage and <br /> protection measures are explained in Section 2 .05 . 3 ( 5 ) . Topsoil <br /> will initially be salvaged from approximately the first five to <br /> seven pits , from the haul road, from the area where the overbur- <br /> den and spoil from the first pits is to be placed and from the <br /> sediment pond locations . <br /> Topsoil salvaged from advancing pits will be <br /> placed on the pits that have been final graded to the post mining <br /> contours and tested for subsoil suitability. If necessary to <br /> eliminate slippage surfaces or relieve compaction, the regraded <br /> areas will be ripped to a depth of twelve inches . In mining area <br /> No. 1 and No. 2 topsoil will be redistributed to a depth of 12" <br /> and 20. 1" respectively in accordance with the amount of topsoil <br /> available to be salvaged. These depths are based on the topsoil <br /> inventory by mining area presented in Exhibit 7 and may vary <br /> depending on the amount of topsoil that is actually salvaged. At <br /> the request of the Division, by borrowing topsoil from mining <br /> area 2 , a 12 of topsoil will be reapplied to mining area 1 . <br /> Redistributed topsoil material will be smoothed using a drag type <br /> scraper , a motor grader or other suitable equipment . <br /> Protective measures will be taken to minimize wind <br /> and water erosion. Measures will include contour ripping, chisel <br /> plowing or contour furrows of the replaced topsoil and rapid <br /> establishment of vegetation. However, final topsoil reworking <br /> • shall not be limited to any of the previous practices if more <br /> suitable state of the art techniques become available. <br /> Topsoil will not be handled when saturated either <br /> during the initial stripping , respreading or final grading . <br /> Handling sticky or plastic soils in a saturated state would <br /> reduce the quality of the topsoil by degrading the physical <br /> characteristics and tilth of the soil . <br /> Nutrients or other soil amendments will be applied to <br /> the redistributed topsoil if shown to be required by soil tests . <br /> Rates of application will be determined by soil tests prior to <br /> seeding . Soil will be tested for pH , phosphorus , potassium, <br /> texture class, electrical conductivity, sodium absorption ratio, <br /> and nitrogen. <br /> . 2 .05-23 May 1991 <br />