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The trees and shrubs together with approximately two feet on native soil will be removed using <br />excavators, loaders and dump trucks and stored in strategicly located nearby stockpiles. <br />Herbicides will be applied annually to control weed growth on the stockpiles, a weed control <br />plan will be implemented for the entire site (See Exhibit E) and will remain in effect during the <br />entire life of the mine. <br />Setbacks between the mining area and the permit boundary have been maintained to protect <br />the integrity of the adjoining land. The sand and gravel removal process will be conducted <br />using loaders, and /or excavators. Blasting of the resource is not necessary. Front end loader(s) <br />will transport the sand and gravel resource to a nearby crushing and screening area located <br />within the extraction area, or the haul trucks. The crushed and screened material will then be <br />loaded, transported and stockpiled according to size nearby, or hauled to a construction site <br />for use. Extraction of the sand and gravel resource will occur in two approximate equal lifts to <br />a point one foot above the underlying stony clay loam stratum. <br />TIMETABLE - Several factors affect the total life of most sand and gravel operations. Most <br />notable is the surrounding communities' future aggregate needs. Other factors include: <br />❑ Local, State, and Federal Economic Trends <br />❑ Future Local Growth Trends <br />❑ Major Public and Private Improvement Projects - <br />Highway Improvements <br />School Buildings <br />Governmental Buildings <br />❑ Major Commercial Buildings <br />A Based on the information presented herein, in conjunction with past aggregated needs in the <br />area, it is forecasted that the gravel will be depleted in about 25 years. It should be pointed <br />out; forecasts are based on current and past available information. Inherent with any forecast <br />is a degree of uncertainty. <br />2 <br />