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for seed coverage with minimal disturbance to established vegetation. The practice will be <br />used for the purpose of improving stand composition, typically to increase the legume <br />components of a grass dominated stand, less commonly to increase the grass component of a <br />legume dominated stands. Interseeding is not a substitute for full reseeding of failed stands that <br />are deficient in perennial cover. <br />5.0 Revegetation - Irrigated Cropland <br />The Morgan Property landowners (the Morgans) have a long history of successful farming on <br />their property in particular, and the Nucla area in general. The Irrigated Cropland revegetation <br />below has been assembled based on their input. Given the Morgans extensive knowledge of <br />farming their land, they may make suggestions to this plan, and if acceptable to WFC, changes <br />will be made to successfully achieve the post mine land use of Irrigated Cropland. <br />WFC will rely on the details of this plan below for revegetation of IC on the Johnson property. <br />All Prime Farmland within the permit area is being reclaimed to Irrigated Cropland, but not all <br />Irrigated Cropland is Prime Farmland. See permit Section 2.06.6 for more information. <br />5.1 General Information <br />The Irrigated Cropland (IC) post- mining land use will occur on all of the Morgan Property <br />(107.96 acres), and a small portion of WFC land (3.96 acres) on the northwest side of the <br />permit near Tuttle Draw. Map 2.05.4 -5 shows the reclamation land uses of the entire site, <br />including irrigation areas. The species planted will be mostly alfalfa, with other crops rotated as <br />appropriate to follow agricultural norms and good husbandry practices. <br />All Irrigated Cropland areas within the permit will be measured against the IC reference area in <br />terms of cover and crop production. The IC reference area is located on the Morgan Property <br />and will receive the same management as the rest of the property. All IC areas will be managed <br />in the same fashion, as outlined in this section. Prime Farmland and Non -prime Farmland areas <br />will have the same management. <br />This subsection details the IC practices for all the portions of the permit that have IC as a land <br />use. Information regarding the IC reference area is also gathered here. The Prime Farmland <br />August 2013 PR -08 2.05.4(2)(e) - 38 <br />