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SECTION 2.06.6 <br />RULE 4.25 <br />PRIME FARMLANDS <br />1.0 Introduction <br />This section contains all aspects of the DRMS permit for the New Horizon 2 Mine that relate to <br />prime farmland, with the exception of the Prime Farmland determination. That is found in Section <br />2.04.12, and all non -prime farmland areas of the New Horizon Mine are addressed in other, more <br />appropriate, sections of the permit (ex: Section 2.05.4(2)(e) for revegetation plans). Any element <br />of the mining or reclamation on prime farmland that does not require specific prime farmland <br />procedures is discussed in the most appropriate section of the permit for that activity (i.e. Backfilling <br />& Grading in Section 2.05.3(3)). <br />The information in this section is for the express purpose of satisfying Rules 2.06.6 & 4.25 <br />of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety coal rules. <br />All Prime Farmland in the New Horizon Mine permit area will be reclaimed as Irrigated Cropland. <br />However, not all Irrigated Cropland is Prime Farmland. This is why the revegetation plan is the <br />same for all Irrigated Cropland, but the Revegetation Success Criteria are not the same for Prime <br />Farmland and Non -prime Farmland. <br />2.0 Identification of Prime Farmlands <br />2.1 Morgan fields south of BB Road and west of 2700 Road <br />The fields southwest of the intersection of BB Road and 2700 Road have prime farmland soils <br />(98E), over roughly 87 acres of the Morgan Property (87.03 acres). Section 2.04.12 contains the <br />prime farmland determination. The area is also shown on Map 2.04.9 -1. <br />2.2 Small area in northwest portion of permit area on WFC Property <br />There are 4.76 acres of 98A (northwest corner of permit) on the WFC property which is basically <br />in a low lying bend area of Tuttle Draw. This area is considered prime farmland soil according to <br />August 2013 (PR -08) 2.06.6 -1 <br />