2015-05-28_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981008 (5)

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May 28 1511:28p Joellen Page 334 Section 4.15.7 9708647682 p.3 revegetated areas. In such a weighting technique, a single comparison would be made between all reference areas and the entire revegetated area, and would be based on the relative area occupied by each plant community in the premining surface. (c) For reference areas as described in 4.15.7(3)(b)(ii) and (iii), comparison of an individual reference area representative of a specified ecological site based on soil, elevation and topographic characteristics with a corresponding site on the revegetated surface. A For reference areas as described in 4.15.7(3)(b)(ii) and (iii), comparisons of weighted averages between reference areas and revegetated areas. In such a weighting technique, a single comparison would be made between all reference areas and the entire revegetated area, and would be based on the relative area occupied by each ecological site on the revegetated surface. 120(2){t) (5) The liability period under the performance bond requirements of 3.02.3 begins after the last year of augmented seeding, fertilization, irrigation or other work. The liability period shall continue for not less than either five (5) or ten (10) years, as appropriate, as described in 3.02.3. The revegetation success criteria as defined in relevant subsections of 4.15, shall be met for at least two of the last four years of the liability period. Sampling for final revegetation success shall not be initiated Prior to year nine (9) of the liability period. The liability period shall re-initiate whenever augmented seeding, planting, fertilization, irrigation, or other augmentive work is required or conducted. Management activities that are not augmentive and are approved as normal husbandry practices may be conducted without re -initiating the liability period under the following specified conditions: (a) Repair of rills and gullies of limited areal extent, which do not result from deficient backfilling and grading or deficient surface drainage design or implementation, is a normal husbandry practice. To be considered of limited areal extent, no more than five percent of the acreage initially revegetated during any one year shall be reaffected by rill and 9t111y repair or revegetation. Revegetation treatments specifically necessitated by repair activities are part of these practices. The nature, location and extent of erosion repair work must be fully described in the annual reclamation report.