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5RECLAMATION DEFINITIONSOne hundred and sixteen definitions of reclamation were submitted and onehundred and five were serious replies. The definitions fell into the followinggeneralcategories:The most common concept of reclamation concerns the return of disturbed landto a useful state. Thirty-two of the definitions mentioned this with mostreferring to pre-determinedLand use objectives."Reclamation is the development of disturbed Landto a stHte which is substantially in keeping withpre-planned, acceptable site-specific land use."The second most common definition followed the theme of returning the landto ics natural state. Twenty-seven of the definitions included this idea withreference to either the original state of the land or the state of the adjacentundisturbedland."Reclamation is returning a mining site to itsnatural state using native species of plants.""Reclanation is to return disturbed Land to ause and/or productivity comparable to adjacentundisturbed Land.""Reclamation is continual planning and implementationof current technology in restoringan area disturbed by mans activities to anatural state that existed prior to his involvementin the area."The third most common theme was the idea of returning r.he disturbed area to aland use that was acceptable to the public.included this idea.Fourteen of the definitions"Reclamation is to restore the environmentalaspects (land, air, water, etc.) to an optimumlevel of suitability for use by manlcind.""Reclamation is the restoration of the ecologicalbalance of an area that has been or is beingexploited (for mineral, timber, etc.) so as torestore the site to an equal or better valueto the community aesthetically and economically."