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disturbed as part of the mine's operation. This IC area will be 3.96 acres. Map 2.05.4 -8 <br />shows a detail of the area along with an explanation of the post mine land use. The <br />topsoil handling and placement of this area is covered in Section 2.05.4(2)(d). <br />WFC will provide water for irrigation of this area based on the ratio used on the Morgan <br />property's flood irrigated field at the southwest corner of the 2700/613 Road intersection. <br />This ratio was determined using NRCS irrigation design sheets, which are included in <br />Attachment 2.05.4(2)(e) -7. This ratio is 1.32 acres per share of water of the CCC Ditch. <br />The sideroll irrigation ratio is used on this flood irrigated field in order to ensure that <br />sufficient water is used in reclamation, due to the small field size. WFC will use 2.44 <br />shares of the 12 shares to irrigate this area. The reclaimed area of Irrigated Cropland <br />(IC) is shown on Map 2.05.4 -5. As shown on Map 2.05.4 -5, a 4" to 6" HDPE pipe will be <br />used to carry irrigation water to this area from the main pipe near the southern end of <br />the property. A gated pipeline will run along the uphill edge of the field, similar to the <br />Lloyd and Benson fields. <br />The portion of }Prime (Farmland outside the disturbed area boundary, 0.72 acres, will <br />be left in place and will be adjacent to the reclaimed irrigated cropland. It will receive <br />water from the designated irrigation pipe, but will not be sampled since it is outside the <br />disturbed area. <br />WFC is reeFassi#gtngclassifying the rest of this land as Dryland Pasture (DP). This is <br />95.89 acres - 3.96 acres-( IC = 91.93 acres . <br />Since this tract did include large portions of irrigated land in the pre -mine condition, WFC plans <br />to restore large portions of the tract so that irrigation could be used in the future if additional <br />water were allocated to the tract. The post -mine topography has been calculated using a <br />detailed balance of the overburden available from the remaining mining, while accounting for <br />the pit void, as well as the large overburden stockpile. These calculations are presented in <br />Section 2.05.4(2)(c). Approximately 54 acres of the WFC property in the permit area could be <br />irrigated in the future after bond release if additional water was available and the landowner <br />decided to use it. This is based on the area where slopes are milder than 6H:1V, as seen on <br />Map 2.05.4 -5. Since water would be brought from the main pipe on the high point of the <br />property, all lower areas can be easily irrigated if WFC or a future landowner decides to make <br />more water available for this area. <br />August 2013 PR -08 2.05.4(2)(e) - 10 <br />