2011-03-22_PERMIT FILE - C1981033A

• Permit No: C1981033A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 3/22/2011
• Section_Exhibit Name: Rule 2.05 Operation and Reclamation Plans
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

• Revegetation Plan. Following the retopsoiling of an area, straw mulch
at the rate of 2,000 per acre will be blown onto the flat surfaces
while 4,000 pounds per acre of straw mulch will be used on steeper
areas. During the first normal period for planting after the topsoil
has been reapplied and the mulch spread, the actual seeding of the area
will take place.
The proposed seed mixture, as shown in Table 10, Proposed Seed Mixture,
contains the diversity essential for ecological site stability. On the
areas to be disturbed by the surface facilities, reclamation will take
place following the conclusion of mining activities. The revegetation
will be conducted during the first normal planting season following the
application of the topsoil and the preparation of the site for seeding.
The seed mixture to be used is shown in Table 10, Proposed Seed Mixture.
The most favorable time of revegetation will be in late September or
early October; therefore, the seeding will be done just prior to the
season when the probability of moisture is at its greatest.
Immediately after the areas have been topsoiled, but prior to the actual
seeding of the area, stabilization of the soil will be accomplished by
spreading a straw mulch at a minimum rate of 2,000 pounds per acre. The
best alternative for this mulch will be a native grass hay. This mulch
will not be moldy or rotten. The Bear Coal Company will avoid using
cereal grain mulches unless absolutely nothing else is available. If a
cereal grain mulch is used, the mulch will be free of weed seeds.
If necessary, all haul road and access road embankments will be
stabilized by seeding the roughened surface immediately after
construction or upgrading. For long-term stability, the embankments or
cut slopes will be seeded with a mixture of the perennial grasses shown
in Table 10, Proposed Seed Mixture. These areas will be mechanically
stabilized by surface roughening treatment and mulch, if necessary, with
approximately 4,000 pounds of native grass hay or straw mulch per acre.
Following completion of the mining, the access road will be mulched and
• seeded with the mixture shown on Table 10, Proposed Seed Mixture.
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