2014-10-07_PERMIT FILE - C1981018A ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1981018A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 10/7/2014
• Section_Exhibit Name: Section V. Mine Surface Facilities Reclamation Plan
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

TABLE V-14 (Cont.)
COMPARISON OF PLANT COMMUNITIES SAMPLED
AND NRCS RANGE SITE POTENTIALS
r 1
LJ
PLANT COMMUNITY TYPE RANGE SITE
SPECIES OR FRACTION CHEAT GRASS-ANNUAL FORB LOAMY SALT DESERT
%by weight 0020 0120 MEAN POTENTIAL
Western wheatgrass 59 24 42 ND
Bottlebrush squirreltail <1 <1 5
Indian ricegrass ND 10
Galleta 2 1 50
Needle-and-thread 5
Sandberg bluegrass ND 5
perennial (orbs 3 2 5
Shadscale ND 10
Rabbitbrush ND 5
Winter fat ND 5
other shrubs ND 13
Total Annual Production: (Ibs./acre) favorable years ND 800
unfavorable years 199 500
mean ND 700
of Potential 40
Ground Cover % 68 68 68 25
ND = no data
All species values in percent composition by weight

Mid-Term Review 2002 (8/2002) V-56