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RECLAMA)ONPLAN[& #21 —BellinoPit <br /> George Reed,Inc. <br /> Page 6 <br /> II. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED MINING OPERATION (continued) <br /> K. Other Information (continued) <br /> Miscellaneous <br /> This project will allow applicant to continue sand and gravel extraction in an area which has had mining activity <br /> for the past 50-plus years. The processing facility has been permitted for the past 48 years. There will be no <br /> substantial change from the daily operations as they currently exist. Night lighting will not be necessary for this <br /> operation. There will be no permanent structures. Noxious weeds are controlled due to farming practices. <br /> Excavation does not cause health or sanitary hazards and does not create conditions which will cause the <br /> breeding of mosquitoes, rodents, or other pests. Applicant / Operator will participate in Annual Inspections <br /> performed. <br /> III. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED RECLAMATION <br /> A. Subsequent Use(s) <br /> All disturbed land will be reclaimed back to farming capability;proposed to be an almond or walnut orchard with <br /> sprinkler irrigation. All property owners of possessory interest have been provided a copy of the proposed <br /> project and reclamation plan. <br /> B. Reclamation Schedule <br /> Project is designed in three phases. Reclamation is continuous and concurrent with mining. Almond or walnut <br /> trees will be planted in f15-to t30-acre increments as excavation allows. Each phase will be totally reclaimed <br /> within two years after mining ceases. Phases are shown on the Reclamation Plan attached. <br /> C. Post Mining Topo¢raphv <br /> Post reclamation topography, drainage, benches, roads, cross sections through slopes, cuts, fills, original ground, <br /> post-mining surface, geologic conditions, reclaimed surface, and other pertinent features are shown on the <br /> attached Reclamation Plan. Slopes will not exceed 2:1,and stabilization should not be a problem. Slopes will be <br /> seeded with resident hybrid erosion control seed mix to control slope erosion prior to planting of orchard. <br /> D. Impoundments <br /> No impoundments are proposed for this project. <br /> E. Drainaae <br /> Drainage is not a problem for this project. Water is naturally absorbed in the soil and/or controlled by berms and <br /> slopes. Planting resident hybrid erosion control seed mix prior to total reclamation in each phase will minimize <br /> erosion of disturbed land and sedimentation. Planting of almond or walnut trees will occur in t15- to t30-acre <br /> increments as excavation allows. <br />