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soils tests and NRCS or Extension Service recommended normal application rates, with the rates <br />directed toward maintaining vigor and the required production level of the stand during the bond <br />liability period. Split applications will be considered for maximum effectiveness of the fertilizer <br />applications. Grazing of the established irrigated pastures will not be considered during the first <br />season in order to reduce trampling and pulling of the plants by livestock. Harvesting <br />(mechanical) will be used to remove any significant growth during the first season. After the <br />first season, and depending on the size of the management unit and availability of additional <br />management units, grazing may be implemented. Harvesting will continue to be considered as a <br />management option if grazing is not implemented in any given year. Harvested hay will be <br />removed from the fields as rapidly as hay quality and weather conditions allow. Inter -seeding of <br />Reclaimed Irrigated Pasture (IP) and Intensively Managed Irrigated Pasture (IMIP), may occur <br />throughout the bond release period, as this is a normal husbandry practice. Attachment <br />2.05.4(2)(e)-2 from the NRCS substantiates this practice. WFC may employ these practices <br />during the reclamation period. <br />Revegetation Methods - Dryland Pasture <br />The dryland pasture type will be established in areas which were previously Sagebrush or <br />Dryland Pasture prior to mining, or on areas where WFC has leased the property but the <br />landowner desires or availability of irrigation water precludes the establishment of Irrigated <br />Pasture on these areas (see Map 2.05.5-1 Postmining Land Use). <br />Seed Mix #8 has been developed to provide a mix of species that are compatible with the <br />adjacent irrigated pasture type, has a high level of utility, and will provide long term protection <br />of the resource. <br />The varieties included in Seed Mix 8 are preferred but do not constitute the only available <br />adapted varieties. Seed availability problems associated with the above recommended varieties <br />will require that the next best adapted variety or native/common types be used. The alternate <br />selections will be made from regional sources. <br />Species selection criteria centered on species that are drought tolerant, reasonably productive <br />under semiarid conditions, able to provide site stabilization, able to withstand grazing pressure, <br />and have utility for livestock and wildlife. These species are commonly used in this region and <br />this seed mixture was reviewed and approved by the Natural Resource Conservation Service <br />(MRCS) and has been used at the NH2 Mine for many years. All species are introduced, <br />however these are the best available species for the postmine land use and are necessary and <br />desirable to achieve the intended use. <br />Section 2.05.4(2)(e) Page 9 May 2015 <br />