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6) Area north of BB Road and east of 2700 Road <br />The area east of 2700 Road and north of BB Road has been fully reclaimed with topsoil and subsoil <br />prior to the prime farmland determination of 2008. In this area, two areas of 98E soil exist. One is <br />16.94 acres and the other is 1.32 acres. Also, an area of 1.24 acres of 98A soil exists. These <br />areas are located on the Benson property east of 2700 Road. These areas were mined and <br />reclaimed in accordance with prior DRMS determination that the areas were not prime farmland. <br />Therefore, the total area of prime farmland soils in the permit is 112.72 acres: 107.96 acres of the <br />Morgan property in the permit area and 4.76 acres of Western Fuels land in the northwest corner <br />of the permit. The total area of prime farmland to be reclaimed as part of the permit is 111.92, a <br />combination of the 107.96 acres on the Morgans and 3.96 acres on the WFC property (not all of <br />the 4.76 acres of prime farmland soils on the WFC property will be disturbed). <br />11. Evaluation of Soils for Reclamation Potential <br />The soils and parent materials on the study area were rated for suitability based on criteria <br />presented in Table 2.04.9 -2, Criteria for Evaluating Soil Suitability. These suitability criteria were <br />approved by DRMS in the Permit Amendment for the expansion west of 2700 Road. <br />Recommended topsoil salvage depths were generated for each sampled pedon and each <br />component of a mapping unit. Salvage depths were determined following a detailed evaluation of <br />pH, electrical conductivity, saturation percent, soil texture, Sodium Adsorption Ratio, calcium <br />carbonate percent, and coarse fragment percent. <br />The recommended topsoil salvage depth for each map unit is based on average of all depth <br />samples taken for the map unit. <br />Revised September 2010 (PR 06) 2.04.9 -17 <br />