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disc plowing the topsoil and subgrade together, a practice typically used by commercial <br />landscapers. <br />(6) Topsoil substitute if existing topsoil is of insufficient quantity or of poor <br />quality for sustaining vegetation, and if other materials can be shown to be more <br />suitable for vegetation requirements, then the Operator shall remove, segregate, and <br />preserve in a like manner such other materials which are best able to support <br />vegetation. <br />Excess topsoil exists on site to complete reclamation requirements. (Please see the NRCS soil <br />report attached) <br />(7) When growing media is replaced, it shall be done in as even a manner as <br />possible. Fertilizer or other soil amendments shall be added dependent on soils test <br />or if required in the reclamation plan. <br />Topsoil will be replaced to an average depth of between 4 to 8 inches. Soil amendments will be <br />added as specified in Section 6.3.4(1)(c)(ii). <br />(8) Vegetative piles shall be removed from the area or utilized in accordance <br />with the Reclamation Plan: <br />Any piles of vegetation created during preparation of the site for topsoil removal will be removed <br />and disposed in an approved landfill. <br />3.1.10 Revegetation <br />(1) In those areas where revegetation is part of the Reclamation Plan, land shall <br />be revegetated in such a way as to establish a diverse, effective, and long lasting <br />vegetative cover that is capable of self - regeneration without continued dependence <br />on irrigation, soil amendments or fertilizer, and is at least equal in extent of cover to <br />the natural vegetation of the surrounding area. <br />The site will be reclaimed to rangeland. The Reclamation Plan has been designed for site <br />stabilization and erosion control. The degree of vegetative cover will be adequate to stabilize the <br />site and control erosion. The species selected for site reclamation will ensure site stabilization, <br />will not require continued irrigation or soil amendments, and are appropriate for the post mining <br />land use. <br />(2) If the Operator's choice of reclamation is forest planting, they may, with the <br />approval of the department, select the type of trees to be planted. <br />No trees shall be planted <br />(3) If the Operator's choice of reclamation is for range, the land shall be <br />restored to slopes commensurate with the proposed land use and shall not be too <br />steep to be traversed by livestock. <br />The rangeland will generally consist of 31-1:1V or less slopes. A small area near the central <br />34 <br />