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5.1.4 Method of Analysis <br />Reference areas or representative control sites will be used for comparison to revegetated <br />area. The particular reference area to be used for comparison will be dependent on what <br />particular vegetation type occupied the revegetation area prior to disturbance. Reference <br />areas will be at least 500 meters from the plant site and selected per the following criteria: <br />representative of disturbed vegetation type, similar aspect, soil type and within the same <br />range allotment. <br />5.1.5 Reclamation Evaluation11 <br />The goal of the revegetation program is to establish a diverse, effective and long-lasting <br />vegetative cover (for post disturbance use) that is capable of self -regeneration without <br />continued dependence on cultural practices, i.e. irrigation, fertilizer or soil amendments. At <br />a minimum, the following standards must be met in order for final reclamation to be <br />deemed successful: <br />1. All reclaimed areas are kept free of noxious and undesirable invasive weeds, <br />construction debris and trash. <br />2. There is no evidence of excessive erosion such as slope or soil instability, subsidence, <br />or slumping at the site or in areas adjacent to the site (as compared to the range site <br />description). <br />3. Stormwater management structures and drainage features (e.g., culverts and <br />ditches) installed by the operator have been removed and reclaimed except where <br />specified/approved by BLM to be left in place. <br />4. The site has been recontoured to its pre -disturbance contour or a contour that <br />blends with the surrounding landform. <br />5. The surface cover and size distribution of exposed rock must not exceed pre - <br />disturbance site conditions documented in the project specific reclamation plan <br />(except when rock is used as an approved erosion control feature). <br />6. Roads built for and no longer supporting development have been recontoured, <br />obliterated, revegetated, and are no longer distinguishable as a means of vehicle <br />travel (i.e., no ruts or two -tracks). <br />7. All signs, fences, gates, and cattleguards associated with livestock exclosures have <br />been removed from the site, unless in specific predetermined instances the AO <br />directs that livestock exclosures be retained for extended periods to meet other <br />resource objectives. <br />8. Self-sustaining desirable vegetative groundcover consistent with the site desired <br />plant community (DPC) (as defined by the range site, White River Field Office <br />(WRFO) assessment inventory and monitoring (AIM) protocol site data (BLM TN <br />Daub & Associates, Inc. <br />"Section Revised: 9/18/2015 <br />Page 19 Natural Soda LLC 2015 EMP <br />