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• <br />• <br /> <br />Doc Date:1 211 1120 01 <br />III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />sss <br />JI~ SOIL RESOURCE INFORMATION <br />SOILS <br />10.88 acres make up [he disturbed portion of the King Coal Mine permit at <br />developed prior to 1941). All topsoil to be used for reclamation purposes will be t <br />Topsoil Borrow Area (1.5 acres) and two subsoil storage areas as shown on Map <br />Borrow Area is the property of Lawrence Huntington and agreements are in place <br />use of this topsoil (See Appendix 9). Designs for sediment control around the top, <br />be submitted prior to any disturbance in that area. <br />The land surrounding the 10.88 disturbed acres has remained untouched w <br />intact. Soils of these areas have been surveyed and delineated into two soil mappi <br />The Soil Conservation Service has mapped and recorded site-specific data <br />chemical properties of these soils. (See Appendix ]0(l )). The soil types are show[ <br />SOIL MAPPING UNITS DESCRIPTIONS <br />42-Lazear-Rock outcroa complex, 12 to 65 percent slopes. <br />This soil complex encompasses the majority of the disturbed portion of th <br />surface facilities. The haul road crossing the alluvial valley floor is the only exce <br />Big Blue Clay Loam). <br />Please refer to Appendix 10(1) for a complete survey of this soil complex <br />Conservation Service. <br />13- Bie Blue Clav Loam, 0 to 6 aercent slopes <br />This soil encompasses the portion of disturbed area which is crossed by tt <br />road will not be reclaimed upon completion of mining. <br />Please refer to Appendix 10(1) for a complete survey of this soil complex <br />Conservation Service. <br />RECLAMATION TOP SOIL <br />Based on the data provided by the Soil Conservation Service in their n <br />and soil survey interpretations (Table l), the determination of suitability was c <br />unit. The source of criteria for evaluating topsoil suitability were Soil Conser <br />(National Soils Handbook 1978) and Wyoming Department of Environmental <br />guidelines (WDEQ Guideline No. 3, 1976). <br />2.04.9 page 1 <br />which was <br />oved from a <br />The Topsoil <br />the post-mining <br />borrow area will <br />th the original soils <br />tg units. <br />m the physical and <br />~ on Map C-5. <br />King Coal Mine <br />:ion (See below: l3- <br />ided by the Soil <br />haul road. The haul <br />by the Soil <br />ng unit descriptions <br />for each mapping <br />n Service guidelines <br />lity (WDEQ) <br />June 1997 <br />