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SOIL LOSS COMPARISON - MUNGER CANYON MINE <br />RECLAIMED VERSUS BASELINE (ADJACENT) CONDITIONS <br />The following calculations are presented to determine if untreated drainage from the reclaimed <br />Munger Canyon Mine area is contributing suspended solids to stream flow or runoff outside the <br />permit area in excess of pre- mining levels. One sediment pond collects run -off from the reclaimed <br />refuse disposal area. Run -off from other reclaimed areas are treated by alternate sediment control. <br />The baseline data for comparison are considered to be those conditions that exist in the adjacent <br />areas. The adjacent areas in this case are the Sagebrush Reference Area for the refuse area, and the <br />Juniper Woodland adjacent area for the portal area. The condition of the Sagebrush reference area <br />and reclaimed refuse area are presented in detail in the Cedar Creek Associates December 2013 <br />Revegetation Evaluation. Data for the reclaimed portal area is also presented in the Cedar Creek Report. <br />The data for the Juniper Woodland adjacent area is obtained from the Munger permit, Table 4.8 -13. <br />The Juniper Woodland area will be compared to the Munger Mine Portal area. <br />Sagebrush Adjacent <br />Baseline <br />Baseline <br />Total Perennial Cover +Rock +Litter <br />84.4% <br />73.7% <br />Perennial Cover: <br />Perennial Cover: <br />Grasses, Grasslikes <br />Grasses, Grasslikes <br />21.3% <br />2.5% <br />Forbs <br />Forbs <br />1.50% <br />0.17% <br />Shrubs <br />Shrubs <br />6.3% <br />16.8% <br />Other - Rock <br />14.3% <br />8.8% <br />Litter <br />17.0% <br />45.4% <br />24.0% <br />Total Perennial Cover +Litter <br />64.9% <br />Cano Shrubs <br />Total Perennial Cover +Litter <br />16.8% <br />Ground Cover at Surface 64.9 - 16.8 <br />Canopy Shrubs + Trees <br />48.1% <br />Juniper Woodland Adjacent <br />Baseline <br />Total Perennial Cover +Rock +Litter <br />84.4% <br />Perennial Cover: <br />Grasses, Grasslikes <br />21.3% <br />Forbs <br />1.50% <br />Shrubs <br />6.3% <br />Trees <br />14.3% <br />Other - Rock <br />17.0% <br />Litter <br />24.0% <br />Total Perennial Cover +Litter <br />67.4% <br />Canopy Shrubs + Trees <br />20.6% <br />Ground Cover at Surface 67.4 - 20.6 <br />46.8% <br />M(viii) -4 <br />TR -25 04/14 <br />