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Mr. Asquith <br />Page 1 3 <br />January 14, 2011 <br />6.4.5 Exhibit E - Reclamation Plan <br />10. The Applicant has stated no waste asphalt or cement will be placed in the portion of the <br />excavated area intended as developed water resource. Please clarify if waste asphalt or <br />cement will be placed anywhere else within the affected area. <br />11. The Applicant has stated the topsoil stockpiles will be seeded if the stockpile is left in place <br />longer than 12 months. Please specify the seed mix to be used on topsoil stockpiles. <br />12. The Applicant has stated they will follow NRCS recommendations for the application of soil <br />amendments. Soil amendments should only be applied where soil tests indicate nutrient <br />deficiencies for the plant species to be established. The addition of major nutrients such as <br />nitrogen could lead to an increase in weed growth. Please commit to performing soil tests <br />prior to applying soil amendments. <br />13. Please clarify if the applicant will apply 20 tons of manure per acre. <br />14. The Reclamation Plan calls for planting western wheatgrass and crested wheatgrass. The <br />Division requests the Applicant consider adding several more grass species to the seed mix, <br />preferably native grasses. The Applicant will have a greater chance of successfully <br />establishing vegetation with a more diverse seed mix. <br />15. The reclaimed reservoir will have a fetch distance greater than 1,000 feet. As such, there is <br />the potential the pit slopes could be eroded from wave action. Please describe how the <br />reclaimed reservoir shorelines will be protected from erosion. <br />6.4.6 Exhibit F - Reclamation Plan Map <br />16. The Reclamation Plan Map does not show the center pivot sprinkler or holding pond. Will <br />these features remain upon the completion of reclamation? If they will remain, then the <br />Reclamation Plan Map must be revised to show these features. Also, the Mining Plan Map <br />shows an overburden stockpile will be placed in the location of these features. Please explain <br />what will happen to the center pivot sprinkler and holding pond during mining. <br />6.4.7 Exhibit G - Water Information <br />17. The Division is currently reviewing the Applicant's Groundwater Impact Analysis; the <br />Division's comments relating to this exhibit will be forthcoming. <br />6.4.8 Exhibit H - Wildlife Information <br />No comment.