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suppliers. Adjacent undisturbed stands will rapidly reinvade the reclaimed areas by means of plant <br />popagules (seed or extension of rhizomes). <br />Anticipated disturbance relates only to those activities necessary to the construction of the diversion <br />ditch. Salvaged topsoil will be replaced following necessary grading to reclaim the ditch and shape <br />the final contours. As part of seedbed preparation, the replaced topsoil will be disked with the first <br />pass made partially into adjacent native vegetation to "tie" the reclaimed and native sites together. <br />This operation also serves to pull and mix native plant rooting materials into the edges of the <br />reclaimed area, thus hastening reinvasion. As with any sod forming species, the cutting up and <br />dispersal of rooting materials tends to increase regeneration and stimulate the stand. In the interim, <br />Seed Mix #6, Irrigated Pasture - Poorly Drained Phase (Section 2.05.4(2)(e), Revegetation) will be <br />seeded on all reclaimed areas on or immediately adjacent to the buffer zone in order to stabilize <br />the site. Creeping foxtail (Alogecurus arundinaceus) contained in Seed Mix #6, is one of the few <br />other grasses available on the market that has the potential to tolerate poorly drained sites. <br />Creeping foxtail is also a valuable species for wildlife, providing both early spring growth for food <br />and later growth for nesting and escape cover. Birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) is included in <br />the mix because it is adapted to wet or poorly drained sites and will provide soil nitrogen benefits <br />to the established plant community. It is a non - bloating legume that will also provide forage and <br />cover benefits to wildlife. Reestablishing native vegetation will eventually crowd it out of the stand, <br />particularly if it is consistently an understory plant. Revegetation will follow the methods described <br />in Revegetation Methods - Irrigated Pasture. Maintenance, monitoring, and management activities <br />are detailed in various sections of Section 2.05.4(2)(e), Revegetation. <br />In 2014, New Horizon is proposing to install a trench drain to convey spoil spring water from the <br />backfill to the outfall on Pond 013 (see Map 2.05.3(3) -21 fortrench drain alignment). This alignment <br />will require 18" HDPE pipe to be laid on the surface within 100 feet of Tuttle Draw. According to <br />Rule 4.05.18, no land within 100 feet, or greater distance if required by the Division, of a perennial <br />stream, an intermittent stream, or an ephemeral stream with a drainage area greater than one <br />square mile, shall be disturbed unless specifically authorized by the Division. With the installation <br />of the trench drain pipe, New Horizon is proposing to lay the pipe on the ground surface within the <br />100 feet buffer zone for Tuttle Draw. No ground disturbance will occur within this buffer zone due <br />to the pipe laying on the ground surface; therefore, no impacts will occur to Tuttle Draw. All water <br />discharged from the trench drain will be directly discharged into a previously approved outfall <br />location below Pond 013; therefore, no violation of water quality standards will occur from the pipe <br />laying on the ground surface and there will be no effects to the water quantity and quality from the <br />presence of a pipe conveying water. <br />Revised September 2014 (TR -64) 2.05.6(3) -11 <br />