2013-06-25_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - P2011012 (2)

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Attachment 1 - Conditions of Avoroval The following conditions of approval are taken from section 2.2.8 of the RM Potash Exploration Project EA. Reclamation Following the reclamation activities, each drill site area will be fenced with three -strand wire and t -posts to aid in reclamation success by preventing livestock and /or big game access to seeded areas. Once the reclamation has been deemed successful according to appropriate criteria, the fence will be removed. For any road construction /improvement /widening where vegetation is beyond recovery and compaction of the road bed has occurred, then the following measures will be required on an as- needed basis: • Re- grading any cuts and fills to re- establish the original ground contours and drainages. • Construction of drainage dips at the appropriate spacing. • Any access across private land will be reclaimed back to the original condition, or may be left in its improved state, as per the desires of the private land owner. • Ripping the new road construction to a depth of 12 to 18 inches. • Placing 6 inches of loose topsoil in locations where topsoil was removed (if applicable). • Seeding the soil with a BLM- approved seed mix following ripping and before physical crusts form on the soil surface. • Placing slash (shrubs and woody material removed from the route to make it passable) on the reclaimed road bed as a final step, alternately slash may be incorporated into the topsoil and the road compacted to prevent erosion. • Approximately the first 100 feet of the access road may be ripped, seeded, and blocked even if the rest of the road does not need reclamation treatment, at BLM's discretion. Additional applicable general reclamation measures will also be implemented for the overall Project and include: • Closed loop, pitless drilling systems will be used. Water -based cuttings will be dried on site and stored on pads for future on -site burial or off - site disposal. Oil -based cuttings will be stored in steel containers and transported off site to a licensed, commercial waste disposal facility. • Reclamation of drill sites and access roads will include weed control for three years post reclamation.