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Pit: FR 133a Date: 06/05/2009

Marienville Ranger District

Wetmore Township, McKean County

Management Area 3.0, Warrant 375

Pit Development Plan for the FR 133 Culvert Replacement Project

This pit will be used for the FR 133 culvert replacement project. There is approximately

0.10 acres of cleared area that should yield about 1,300 cy of stone material. Pit expansion will not be necessary for this project.

A. Initial Pit Development:

1. Operations shall begin with stone removal from the previously cleared area as designated on the plan map and directed by a Forest Service representative.

B. Operational Requirements and Constraints:

1. Overburden, logs, stumps, or oversized material that is encountered will be stockpiled in a designated area or as directed by a Forest Service representative.

2. Do not stockpile overburden beyond the designated excavation area or at the base of any standing trees.

3. Only one face is to be open and worked at any given time during operations.

4. Do not undermine the roots of boundary trees during development work.

5. Maintain a 10 foot buffer distance between boundary trees and excavation.

6. No disposed equipment, trash, vehicles, pipe, or miscellaneous supplies are to be stored in the pit or the surrounding area.

7. Subsequent changes in this pit development plan due to efficiency, logistics, or unforeseen circumstances may be permitted only with the written approval from a designated Forest Service representative.

C. Timber and Resource Utilization:

1. Large boulders encountered during the excavation process shall be stockpiled in a location designated by the Forest Service representative.

2. Stumps will be stockpiled in a location designated by a Forest Service representative and set upright for use in future reclamation work.

3. Timber will not be cut or pushed over unless it is marked and tallied by the

Forest Service.

CIM-0919-8R-413-0919-03

(ANF DEFERRED ROAD MTCE & WATERSHED HEALTH II – FR 133 EAST)

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D. Short Term Pit Reclamation:

1. As each open face is depleted or closed, that area will be reclaimed promptly to a slope of (1.5 : 1) or flatter, using the designated overburden stock pile material.

2. The sloped/reclaimed area will then be promptly seeded, fertilized, and mulched using a non-exotic seed mixture designated by the Forest Service.

3. Seed and mulch during favorable weather conditions or as directed by a Forest

Service representative.

4. Depending on the location and safety issues, the Forest Service may request to leave one face open after material excavation has ceased.

E. Forest Road Access:

1. The contractor shall monitor the condition of all Forest Service roads used for stone haul during the development process. If rutting, potholes deeper than 3 inches, crushing or blocking of culverts occurs, the contractor must cease all hauling operations and immediately notify a Forest Service representative or the

Forest District Ranger for assessment of damage and necessary repairs needed.

2. After the development work is complete the contractor is required to restore all access roads to the previous condition.

CIM-0919-8R-413-0919-03

(ANF DEFERRED ROAD MTCE & WATERSHED HEALTH II – FR 133 EAST)