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(b) Agricultural <br /> Agricultural use of the property currently considered for the expansion is also an option. Review <br /> of the Soil Survey of Orange County, prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil <br /> Conservation Service has indicated that a large portion of the expansion area is classified as <br /> possessing "prime farmland" soils or soils best suited for producing food, fiber, feed, forage and <br /> oil seed crops. <br /> Expansion Alternative <br /> Expansion Alternatives considers the expansion of quarry activities, relocation of SR 1104 and <br /> construction of the new asphalt plant (See Figure'2.1). <br /> During expansion operations, mining will remove existing SR 1104 and proceed to the southeast <br /> towards American Stone's old quarry pit, now the existing OWASA quarry reservoir. <br /> SR 1104 will be relocated to the east connecting to existing NC 54 approximately 2700 feet east <br /> of the existing NC 54/SR 1104 intersection and to Bethel-Hickory Grove Church Road, <br /> approximately 1200 feet south of the existing SR 1103/SR 1104 intersection. <br /> The existing asphalt plant operations would be moved to the east side at relocated SR 1104 <br /> where a new asphalt plant will be constructed with state-of-the-art environmental safeguards. <br /> 2-2 <br />