plain. If insufficient space exists within the mined 

 area away from the active channel, this material may 

 be used either in site rehabilitation of adjacent material 

 sites or disposed of in approved upland areas. 



iii) Neither artificial seeding nor fertilization should be 

 conducted in active floodplains 



b. Inactive floodplains and terraces 



At these locations in rivers of all configurations this ma- 

 terial may be either piled or broadcast over the ground surface 



i) At sites consisting only of inactive floodplains that 

 are annually flooded it may be best to pile this ma- 

 terial rather than broadcast it to reduce downstream 

 transport. If piled, the guidelines presented above 

 (7a) should be followed. 



ii) At sites including terraces and inactive floodplains 

 that are not annually flooded, this material should 

 be broadcast throughout these portions of the mined 

 site. In general, this material should be spread about 

 10 cm deep and should cover as large an area as pos- 

 sible. 



iii) If this material is not available for use in site reha- 

 bilitation of terraces and inactive floodplains, arti- 

 ficial seeding and fertilization may be considered 

 and should follow current state-of-the-art techniques 

 for arctic and subarctic regions 



^^ VI I . SITE CLOSURE 



