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fi <br />S <br />4 <br />3 <br />2 <br />1 <br />0 <br />5.2 4.9 <br />POND 016 CAPACITY (2004 -2013 ANNUAL REPORTS) <br />3.8 <br />t POND CAPACITY <br />TREND UNE <br />6 <br />5 <br />�n <br />w 3 <br />a 2 <br />I <br />0 <br />2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 <br />YEAR <br />POND 005 CAPACITY (2004 -2013 ANNUAL REPORTS) <br />5.7 <br />2004 2005 2006 20D7 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 <br />YEAR <br />1 —POND CAPACITY <br />TREND LINE <br />In support of the reclaimed lands having developed stable watershed conditions and decreased sediment loading to the <br />ponds, vegetation monitoring data from the period of 2006 to 2012 was evaluated for the Pond 006 reclaimed watershed. <br />This is one of the largest reclaimed watersheds. The data were selected from larger data sets in this area for years 2006, <br />2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012. Data from the native sagebrush reference area at Seneca IIW collected over the same period <br />was selected for comparison. The native sagebrush type and the reclaimed areas are most similar in terms of composition <br />and cover characteristics. The vegetation, ground and annual cover values are based on first hit cover for all growth <br />forms. The comparison is based on a hydrologic cover scenario. As can be seen in the graphs, the reclaimed area has <br />developed good vegetative cover and biomass production resulting in high levels of relatively stable ground cover similar <br />to the sagebrush type. Further, the relatively low and constant level of annuals in the reclaimed area also indicates <br />established and effective watershed conditions. The drop in vegetation cover in 2012 is greater in the reclaimed area <br />because it is more dominated by well- established herbaceous species and can be more affected by annual precipitation <br />fluctuations than the sagebrush type. However, it produces good biomass levels that maintain high litter values and thus <br />maintain consistent ground cover. <br />90 <br />30 <br />70 <br />60 <br />50 <br />40 <br />30 <br />20 <br />10 <br />0 <br />Seneca IIIIV Reclaimed Cover Data (Pond 006 va ershed) <br />2006 2007 2009 <br />Yea r <br />2011 Dui <br />--*—Vegcover <br />--W-Ground cover <br />Annualcover <br />