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temporary resoiling and revegetation plan shall be submitted to and approved by the County and the U.S. Soil Conservation Service prior to commencement of project operation. 2. To reduce visual impacts from project trucks hauling aggregate from the excavation site to the processing facility, the haul route from the excavation site to the Mokelumne River shall be screened with trees and other vegetation. Vegetation shall be installed prior to project operations to allow maximum time for the plants to mature. A plan shall be submitted to and approved by the County prior to project operation which provides for vegetative screening of the haul route. 3. Excavation equipment shall be removed from the excavation area to locations which are visually screened from the town of Clements during weekends, holidays, and other periods of extended non-operation (greater than 1 day). 3.10 Archaeology 3.10.1 Setting An archaeologist conducted an investigation of the proposed project site in April, 1990. This investigation consisted of a record search, followed by a field investigation. The archaeological base maps and site records maintained by the California Archaeological Sites Inventory, on file at Central Records Office of the Resource Agency, Sacramento, California, were reviewed in order to determine whether recorded archaeological or historical sites were situated within the project area. Following this data review, a complete field investigation was conducted. During this investigation, the entire project site was surveyed using parallel 30-meter-wide transects. Prefield research revealed that few archaeological investigations have been completed near the project area and no archaeological sites are recorded within the project area or in the vicinity of Clements. The Camanche and New Hogan's Reservoir areas have been the subject of more intense study (Johnson, 1967; Orlins and McCarthy, 1987). These areas contain many archaeological sites, some that span over 8,000 years of occupation. The proposed quarry site is characterized by Alokelumne River Plio-Pleistocene alluvial fan deposits, consisting of rocks, gravel and sand (Oaheshott, 1978). The field investigator noted that the site exhibits numerous water worn rocks, mixed with sandy, clayey silt typical of the deposits referenced above. No prehistoric or historic archaeological sites were noted during the field survey. One isolated granite mano and 103