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unlawful. <br />3. PR6 FAILS TO ASSURE THAT IRRIGATED FARMING CAN BE <br />RESTORED POST - MINING. <br />SCMRA and its regulations require that areas previously mined shall be <br />restored to conditions that are capable of supporting the uses which existed prior to <br />mining. Rule 4.16.1. The Record establishes that the Morgans have historically <br />grown crops including alfalfa, oats, corn, and wheat, and that the property is <br />irrigated with a dependable water supply. DRMS and the Board correctly <br />designated that post- mining land use as irrigated cropland. The Record established <br />that crops on the Morgan Property have been historically irrigated via gated pipe <br />and furrow methods, along with a "traveling big gun." Because of changes in the <br />topography post- mining, WFC proposed to irrigate via the use of sideroll <br />sprinklers, <br />which it owns and will remove at the conclusion of reclamation. <br />The Morgans objected because they will not be able to grow corn beneath <br />the sideroll sprinklers, and because the removal of the equipment at the end of the <br />reclamation period will make it impossible for them to irrigate at all' 1. Because the <br />11 As an alternative, Michael Morgan proposed the installation of center pivot <br />sprinkler equipment, which is compatible with corn and which would remain at the <br />conclusion of reclamation. R. 7405. The request was apparently rejected. <br />29 <br />