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f ✓ <br /> excellent adaptability to a wide range of environmental <br /> conditions . The fish will be fed, and will be harvested <br /> when they have grown to market size . Fish will be sold <br /> wholesale to dealers . After harvest, the lake will be <br /> restocked and the cycle will begin again. No retail or fee- <br /> fishing operation is proposed. <br /> Land that will not be under excavation will remain in <br /> agricultural cultivation. Therefore, reclamation will <br /> involve only the stocking of fish in the existing lake and <br /> the continuation of farming in the setback areas. No earth <br /> moving will be required. At the completion of sand <br /> processing the only additional requirement will be the <br /> removal of the sand processing equipment, and grading and <br /> deep ripping of the plant site to prepare it for planting <br /> to crops . <br /> • Reclamation Schedule: Reclamation is concurrent and <br /> continual . The final reclamation of the quarry shall be <br /> completed in conformance with the Reclamation Site Plan <br /> within two years of end date of the quarry, or sooner if <br /> feasible. <br /> • Definition of Each Phase : The quarry will operate as a <br /> single phase. Reclamation is concurrent and continual . <br /> • Re-vegetation: Protective vegetative planting will <br /> take place by the continuation of farming in the un-mined <br /> and setback areas . Excavated areas will become lake and <br /> will not need re-vegetation. The types of crops planted <br /> depend on seasonal weather and market conditions, but <br /> historically have included oats, corn, tomatoes, pumpkins, <br /> and alfalfa . <br /> • Annual Inspection: Brown Sand shall continue to pay a <br /> fee to the County to cover the cost of an annual inspection <br /> of the excavation to assure compliance with the provisions <br /> of the permit. <br /> • Landscaping: An extension of the existing tree buffer <br /> is shown on the Excavation Site Plan. <br /> • Performance Guarantee : Brown Sand will continue to <br /> provide a performance guarantee as required, to ensure <br /> reclamation of the site and compliance with conditions of <br /> approval . The amount of the guarantee is and will be fully <br /> in force during the life of the permit. The estimated cost <br />