2016-08-08_PERMIT FILE - P2016011 (3)

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(FORM 2 - Public filing) 12. List the seed mixture to be used in the re-establishment of vegetation. See the attached seed mixture calculation to obtain PLS/acre. For assistance with formulating seed mixtures and rates, contact the local NRCS if on private land, BLM/USFS if on public land or State Land Board if on state land. A. Provide plant name and seeding rate Plant Name Seeding Rate (PLS/acre) Wildrye 2.00 Wheatgrass 2.00 Smooth Brome 2.00 Slender Wheat 1.00 Slender Wheat 1.00 Orchard Grass 1.00 B. Describe the method for seed bed preparation, and application method for grass/forb seeding: The seed will be either drilled or hand broadcasted as appropriate. If broadcast. -it will be covered by hand raking or by harrow methods. Experience shows that covering of e seed resu s Ina higher number of sprouts per pound of seed sowed. I he see m2x w"! be sowed at a rate of no less than 16 pounds per acre, or per supplier's also be used to assist vegetation if deemed necessary by the engineer. V. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR PROSPECTING OPERATIONS: 3. Reclamation measures shall be fulfilled in a timely manner and completed within five (5) years of completion of prospecting activities. 4. The prospecting operations described in this Notice will be conducted in such a manner as to minimize surface disturbances. In addition to the measures required in Rule 5, precautions to be taken include: A. Confinement of operations to areas near existing roads or trails, where practicable. Existing roads which are to remain as permanent roads after prospecting activities are completed shall be left in a condition equal to or better than the pre - prospecting condition; B. Drilling shall be conducted in such a way as to prevent cuttings and fluids from directly entering any dry or flowing stream channel. Drill cuttings must be spread to a depth no greater than one-half (112) inch or buried in an approved disposal pit;