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s r~ <br />iiiiiiiiiiiniiiiii <br />999 <br />• 4_4 Reclamation <br />e overa o jective of the reclamation plan is to protect those lands affected by the <br />project development from erosion and to restore those lands to a beneficial use. <br />Post-mining land use will be cropland, pasturel wildlife habitat and rangeland/wildlife <br />habitat. There will be no change of the present county zoning classification, which is <br />Agriculture/PUD. <br />The reclamation effort for the project was conducted in one single phase: <br />All extraneous material and equipment was removed from the project site. <br />The portal openings were closed and sealed in accordance with Figures 4.4-1 <br />and 4.4-2. This program has been approved by the Division and the Mine Safety <br />and Health Administration. <br />Certain sections of the roads were removed and topsoil with a minimum <br />thickness of 16 inches was distributed over the disturbed areas. The remaining <br />sections of the access roads were left in their present condition to provide <br />permanent access to the lands following the completion of the reclamation. All <br />roads retained as permanent are reclassified as light-use roads. The secondary <br />• road, which served as access to portal No. 2, was covered with topsoil and <br />seeded with pastureland seed mix. A letter from the landowner requesting that <br />certain light use roads be permanently retained is located in Exhibit 4.7-7. <br />Culverts under the road intersections, which remain, were left in place (culverts <br />C-2 and C-6). Those under road intersections, which were reclaimed, were <br />removed. <br />The disturbed areas, after re-contouring and placement of topsoil, were <br />vegetated with a seed mix beneficial to livestock and wildlife. <br /> <br />NCIG -Coal Ridge No. 1 4-53 5/01 <br />