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reventing over cam action and schedule for r lacement. The ex lavation ma include a: the.avers a.thickness of—replaced topsoil on the mine si#e• b tests that . wilL be run to :detcrmine.whether soil or.mine wastes need.soil.amendments "to romote the'su ort `lant owth c. methods to be.used-to_ rotect redistributed . _ to soil or soil substrtufe from wind and water erosion before and after seeding . and lantin The soils m the Permit Area are not expected to'he`suitable for, field crops :'but they.d . support annual grasses for grazing. The soils are thin, but considerable overburden is-available.to supplement the topsoil as suitable-plant growth material. KRC,has had success in utilizing the'overburden as suitable ' plant growth matena ,for reclamation. After the aggregate is mined, the. soil Overburden which had been' removed prior to .mining is respread to achieve reclamation on topography in accordance with the reclamation plan., KRC plans to salvage and respread;the thin soils as well as the suitable overburden materials to form a_ punt growth material layer suitable to reestablish grasslands for grazing. The topsoil and overburden are removed utilizing common earthmoving equipment and stockpiled adjacent to the mine area. These overburden stockpiles provide more than enough material to serve as a suitable plant growth material layer of at least one foot thick over the reclaimed mine areas. After mining is completed in an area, the overburden stockpiles are used to achieve a topography similar to that which existed prior to mining with at least one foot of suitable plant growth material. Dozers are used to move the overburden into place and scrapers and graders are used to achieve the finished surface topography. Because the volume-of overburden is much greater than that needed to achieve the one foot thick suitable plant growth material layer, most of the reclaimed area will have more than one foot of suitable plant growth material respread. H. Monitorin and Maintenance: 1. Describe the monitoring and maintenance ro am that will be instituted to ensure that the ro sed reclamation is successful and is maintained. — KRC personnel routinely inspect reclaimed lands for reclamation success and San Joaquin County reclamation bond release requirements are a strong incentive to ensure that reclamation is successful. Final topography must be approved by the county and reclamation is routinely reviewed during annual inspections. If post mining topography is not acceptable, additional earth work is done until an acceptable post mining topography can be presented to the county for approval. If seeding by natural revegetation is unsuccessful, augmented seeding, fertilizing and irrigating will be done until vegetative cover sufficient to control erosion and support the post mining land use is achieved. Vegetation on reclaimed acres must be similar to that on undisturbed acres in terms of cover,vigor and species. i, In —Stream Minin — No in-stream mining will take place within the proposed Permit Area. Distribution Copy Page 13 of 14 August 2, 2006