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initial disturbance to final reclamation. <br />Some of the overburden layers were found to be acidic. The operator identified these overburden layers <br />and selectively handled them so none of this acid - producing material was replaced within four feet <br />(including topsoil cover) of the reclaimed surface. <br />Topsoil was replaced to a fmal thickness varying from 10 to 20 inches. The replacement plan is more <br />specifically addressed in Section 2.05.3(5) of the permit. Weed -free straw mulch was applied to reclaimed <br />areas following seeding. Mulch was applied at a rate of 4,000 pounds per acre and crimped in along the <br />contour. Following successful establishment of vegetation, all surface water diversions and sediment <br />ponds will be reclaimed. <br />Water Rights and Usage <br />The only adjudicated water right within one mile of the permit area is the B & W Spring No. 1, located in <br />Bramiers Draw approximately one quarter mile from the northwest corner of the permit area. This spring <br />provides water for stock watering downstream, and issues either from alluvial material or from the Burro <br />Canyon aquifer. The applicant monitored this spring on a quarterly basis until 1998 in order to identify <br />any possible impacts from the mining operation. Re- initiation of monitoring will occur one year prior to <br />Phase III bond release. <br />April 3, 2012 <br />RN4 <br />10 <br />