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DOWE FIATS: DRMS Annual Report Additional Acreage Information <br />7. Number of acres currently affected = 289.8 acres <br />a. Dowe Flats Pit = 80.4 acres <br />b. Interim Reclamation (potentially to be re- disturbed) = 184.5 acres <br />c. Reclamation In Progress = 24.9 acres • <br />8. Number of acres newly affected during the current report year <br />a. Dowe Flats Quarry = 10.7 acres <br />9. Number of acres that were reclaimed curing the current report year <br />a. In Progress (not completed in the 2011 -2012 report year) = 24.9 acres <br />10. Estimated new acreage to be affected in the next report year <br />a. Dowe Flats Quarry = 35 acres <br />11. Estimated acres to be reclaimed in the next report year <br />a. New and In Progress Reclamation = 25 — 50 acres . • <br />• <br />12. Total Acres in'various stages of reclamation, since permitted mining activities began <br />The acreages for backfilling, grading, seeding, and amendments are for a snapshot in time and do <br />not include acres that have been completed since 1993, but were re- disturbed and /or re- reclaimed. <br />Areas that have been treated multiple times are not counted more than once. <br />a. Total Acres Backfilled = 74.7 acres <br />i.' includes only areas where the pit has been filled in to reach a final grade <br />b. Total Acres Graded = 191.5 acres <br />i. Includes all areas that have been reclaimed as well as several areas where <br />• reclamation is still in progress <br />c. Total Acres Seeded = 209.4 acres <br />i. Includes all areas that have been seeded at least once including stockpiles <br />d. Total Acres Fertilized = 209.4 acres <br />i. This number includes all areas treated with various applications traditional <br />chemical fertilizer as well as those treated with Humega <br />e. Total Acres Topsoiled = 191.5 acres <br />i. Includes all areas where a suitable growth media has been applied including <br />both topsoil and subsoil <br />f. Total Acres Mulched = 209.4 acres <br />i. Areas reclaimed before 2005 were mulched with straw, while more recent <br />applications have been native weed -free grass hay. <br />g. Topsoil Replacement Depth: Topsoil is applied at 4 to 8 inches per the reclamation plan. <br />h. Mulch Application Rate: 2 tons hay or straw per acre <br />