J4 my eloquent friend. please reference luckys post#62575.
106.6- plans for protecting & re-depositing soils. It states "soils in the tailings area have already been potentially contaminated and may not be available for reclamation. Please provide a plan that identifies the extent of soil loss (DUE TO IMPACT FROM THE TAILINGS), and how and where soil resources will come from to mitigate this loss."
Key word MITIGATE. Leads me to believe they are concerned about something that is happening RIGHT NOW.