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Plan Commission Action Report Clay Mine Reclamation— CUP 1478 The Ziegler Farm J & H of Wisconsin Inc. The Plan Commission Meet on Wednesday February 6, 2002 to discuss and take possible action on the reclamation of the Clay Mine on the Ziegler Farm. The farm is located in the far north area of the Town off of I-94 Frontage Road which intersects with Sprecher Rd. by the Interstate. The date of the CUP and reclamation plan was October 20, 1993. The CUP has expired and J &H of Wisconsin has ceased operations. The Plan Commission has spent a number of weeks on this issue. The elevations of the reclamation plan of 1993 were not possible because of pipelines going through the property. J &H supplied a map of the current elevations. We were able to determine the discrepancies of the plan vs. actual. The general flow on the reclamation plan was from northwest to southeast on the property to a wetland. The actual elevations in the property show a general flow from the northwest to the southeast with an exception of where the pipelines run through the property. The wetland on the property borders Door Creek. A visual inspection of the property by plan commission members revealed a number of stockpiles of topsoil. The complexity of this reclamation required us to ask for help from the Town Attorney(Mark Hazelbaker). After careful review of all of the documents we decided there were 2 clear issues we wanted resolved in the reclamation. 1) We wanted verification from Dane County that the revised grades do not pose any problems pertaining to Storm Water Runoff. 2) We also want the owner to make a binding agreement to effectively manage the stockpiles of excess topsoil to prevent them from eroding into Door Creek. The Plan Commission by unanimous vote is making a recommendation that the Town Board approve the reclamation with the revised elevations subject to: A) Dane County Verification that the revised elevations do not pose any problems pertaining to Strom Water Runoff. B) The owner makes a binding agreement to effectively manage the stockpiles of excess topsoil, to prevent erosion into Door Creek.