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Irrigated Cropland - This is a post -mine land use category (IC) which applies to lands that meet <br />the DRMS Cropland definition, of Rule 1.04(71)(a): <br />"...land used for the production of adapted crops for harvest, alone or in rotation with grasses <br />and legumes, and includes row crops, small grain crops, hay crops, nursery crops, orchard <br />crops, and other similar specialty crops. " <br />All prime farmlands in the permit area will be reclaimed as Irrigated Cropland <br />2.4 Individual Prime Farmland Areas <br />Two areas of the New Horizon Mine contain Prime Farmland: the Morgan Property south of BB <br />Road and west of 2700 Road, and a small portion of the Johnson (WFC) property north of BB <br />Road and west of 2700 Road. <br />2.4.1 Morgan Property <br />The fields southwest of the intersection of BB Road and 2700 Road have prime farmland soils <br />(98A and 98E), which is slightly over 87 acres of the Morgan Property (87.03 acres). The area <br />of these soils can be seen on Map 2.04.9 -1. Due to historic irrigation and cropland management <br />of these 87 acres, they are Prime Farmland, and will be therefore reclaimed to Prime Farmland <br />standards. <br />2.4.2 Small area in northwest portion of the Johnson (WFC) Property <br />There are 4.76 acres of 98A (northwest corner of permit) on the WFC property. This area <br />contained prime farmland soils (see Attachment 2.04.9 -6). A portion of this area was stripped <br />of soil in order to create Pond 013 prior to the prime farmland determination in February of <br />2008. The total disturbed area of prime farmland soils in this area was 3.96 acres. Since Pond <br />013 will be in place for well after reclamation has taken place on the surrounding land, WFC <br />proposes building a 3.96 acre area of prime farmland immediately to the southeast of Pond <br />013. This 3.96 acre area encompasses both existing prime farmland soils that have not been <br />excavated and a new area created from the stockpiled prime farmland soils from Pond 013. All <br />soils stripping, handling, stockpiling and replacement will be done according to the prime <br />farmland soil handling criteria described in Sections 2.06.6 and 2.05.4(2)(d). This area can be <br />seen in detail on Map 2.05.4 -8, and the pre mine soils seen on Map 2.04.9 -1. <br />August 2013 (PR 08) 2.04.12 -2 <br />