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Based on the results of the 2014 quantitative sampling, the reclaimed areas exceeded the final <br />revegetation total cover vegetation success criterion of 53.04 percent, thereby meeting the <br />final revegetation success criterion and supporting the post -mining land use. <br />Total Herbaceous Production (2014) <br />Final Total Vegetation Cover Success Criterion: 180.38 g/m2 <br />Based on the results of the 2014 quantitative sampling, the reclaimed areas exceeded the final <br />revegetation total herbaceous production success criterion of 180.38 g/m2, thereby meeting <br />the final revegetation success criterion and supporting the post -mining land use. <br />Species Composition (2014) <br />To meet the requirements of the final revegetation success criterion for species composition, <br />species composition on any reclaimed area shall be such that there are at least three perennial <br />species of which two are cool season perennial grasses and one is a cool season perennial <br />forb. No one component of the above three species should comprise greater than 40% <br />relative cover nor less than 3% relative cover, during a given year's quantitative sampling. <br />The following reflects the number of individual species required by the success standard and <br />the number of individual species encountered in quantitative sampling this year in the <br />reclaimed areas. <br />2014 <br />2014 Reclaimed Areas <br />Reclaimed <br />3 <br />Areas <br />Xbar <br />226.8 g/m2 <br />S <br />80.9 g/m2 <br />Number of samples <br />38 <br />Number of samples for sample adequacy <br />22 <br />Based on the results of the 2014 quantitative sampling, the reclaimed areas exceeded the final <br />revegetation total herbaceous production success criterion of 180.38 g/m2, thereby meeting <br />the final revegetation success criterion and supporting the post -mining land use. <br />Species Composition (2014) <br />To meet the requirements of the final revegetation success criterion for species composition, <br />species composition on any reclaimed area shall be such that there are at least three perennial <br />species of which two are cool season perennial grasses and one is a cool season perennial <br />forb. No one component of the above three species should comprise greater than 40% <br />relative cover nor less than 3% relative cover, during a given year's quantitative sampling. <br />The following reflects the number of individual species required by the success standard and <br />the number of individual species encountered in quantitative sampling this year in the <br />reclaimed areas. <br />* Numbers reflect only those species meeting the relative importance percentage limitation <br />The reclaimed areas exceeded the requirements for species composition, thereby meeting the <br />final revegetation success criterion and supporting the post -mining land use. <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC West Elk Mine Page 9 <br />2014 Vegetation Report: Phase 111 Bond Release Eligible Areas <br />Success <br />Standard <br />2014 Reclaimed Areas <br />Total Perennial Species* <br />3 <br />7 <br />(>3% rel. cover) <br />Cool Season Grasses* <br />2 <br />4 <br />Cool Season Forbs* <br />1 <br />3 <br />Relative Importance <br />All Species <br />All Species <br />(3%<x<40%) <br />* Numbers reflect only those species meeting the relative importance percentage limitation <br />The reclaimed areas exceeded the requirements for species composition, thereby meeting the <br />final revegetation success criterion and supporting the post -mining land use. <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC West Elk Mine Page 9 <br />2014 Vegetation Report: Phase 111 Bond Release Eligible Areas <br />