2013-09-18_PERMIT FILE - M2013064 (9)

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Exhibit I & J — Soils & Vegetation Information 6.4.9 EXHIBIT I - Soils Information (1) In consultation with the Soil Conservation Service or other qualified person, the Operator /Applicant shall indicate on a map (in Exhibit C) or by a statement, the general type, thickness and distribution of soil over the affected land. Such description will address suitability of topsoil (or other material) for establishment and maintenance ofplant growth. The above information shall satisfy "completeness" requirements for purposes of determination of date of filing. (2) If necessary, at its discretion, the Board may require additional information on soils or other growth media to be stockpiled and used in revegetation to be submitted subsequent to the filing and notification of "completeness" of the application. 6.4.10 EXHIBIT J -Vegetation Information (1) The Operator /Applicant shall include in this Exhibit a narrative of the following items: (a) descriptions of present vegetation types, which include quantitative estimates of cover and height for the principal species in each life -form represented (i.e., trees, tall shrubs, low shrubs, grasses, forbs); (b) the relationship of present vegetation types to soil types, or alternatively, the information may be presented on a map; and (c) estimates of average annual production for hay meadows and croplands, and carrying capacity for range lands on or in the vicinity of the affected land, if the choice of reclamation is for range or agriculture. (2) The Operator /Applicant shall show the relation of the types of vegetation to existing topography on a map in Exhibit C. In providing such information, the Operator /Applicant may want to contact the local Soil Conservation District. Exhibit I & J — Soils & Vegetation Map, identifies the type and extent of soils over the project site relative to the areas designated for resource recovery. While the native vegetation has been replaced by agricultural practices prior to the establishment of irrigated crops and other disturbances to the surface, the range site descriptions for the soil type covering the the location is included at the back of this exhibit. The range site descriptions, and the narrative description of vegetation in undisturbed conditions in the different Unit soil descriptions, indicate what could grow on the identified soil under native undisturbed soil conditions. This information was utilized to create the seed mixture proposed under Exhibit E - Table E -1: Primary Re- vegetation Seed Mixture. Varra Companies, Inc. Varra- Coulson Resource Project OMLR 112 Permit Application 8 August 2013