2011-07-08_REVISION - M2004013 (13)

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Paul Banks and Associates, LLC Topsoil (Segregation, Stockpiling, Preservation and Replacement) One foot of topsoil will be stripped from areas to be mined (as well as the plant site and settling pond areas) and stockpiled as shown in Exhibit C -3. The stockpile areas are protected from mining activities and are not in drainageways. Once enough of the mining area has been backfilled, the stockpiled topsoil will be used for reclamation of the backfilled area. After the stockpiled topsoil is exhausted, topsoil will be stripped and placed immediately on areas to be reclaimed. Excess topsoil not needed for reclamation will be sold or used as backfill. Topsoil stockpiles will be seeded with the seed mix presented later in this exhibit. If a short-term cover is required (one growing season only), NRCS recommends that annual winter wheat be used as the cover crop. Overburden Overburden, consisting of clay and silt, averages about 6 feet thick across the site. Initially, overburden will be stockpiled as shown on Exhibit C -3. Once an adequate amount of land has been mined and the mining activity moves away from this area, the overburden will be used to backfill mined areas to approximate pre- mining contours. After the overburden stockpiles have been depleted, overburden will be moved from active mining areas and placed as backfill in previously mined areas. Overburden stockpiles will be seeded with the seed mix presented later in this exhibit. If a short-term cover is required (one growing season only), NRCS recommends that annual winter wheat be used as the cover crop. Sediment Pond Fines Settling and sediment pond fines will be periodically cleaned out and the material will be used as backfill. These pond areas will be backfilled and reclaimed as part of final reclamation. St. Barbara Sand and Gravel Mine 10031 Pete Lien & Sons, Inc. 14 June 15, 2011