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measurements and derived uranium concentrations in a construction completion report. <br /> This report will also contain maps documenting the final contours and site features. <br /> Cotter will also submit a separate, stand-alone groundwater reclamation report after <br /> Cotter determines that groundwater reclamation is complete. Both reports will be <br /> submitted to the Division for review and comment, and will form the basis of releasing <br /> Cotter's mine permit. <br /> Comment No. 17 - Table E-1 from the 1983 Permit Amendment contains the revegetation seed <br /> mixture. The seed mixture contains grass species, as well as forbs, shrubs and trees. <br /> Presumably this seed mix is not specific to the WRPs as the planting of trees and shrubs on the <br /> WRP would be inappropriate. Please provide an updated seed mix to be used on the WRPs or <br /> clarify that the seed mix in Table E-1 would not include forbs, shrubs and trees in terms of <br /> revegetating the WRPs. <br /> Response: The following table specifies the upland native grass and wildflower seed <br /> mix Cotter will use to revegetate the waste rock piles after completing the Phase 2 <br /> construction activities. This seed mix is included in the mitigation description portion of <br /> the USCAE Section 404 Permit application and associated Biological Assessment for <br /> USFWS. This seed mix does not include any shrubs or trees, nor will any trees or shrubs <br /> be seeded or planted on the revegetated waste rock piles. <br /> Upland Seed Mix <br /> Species Scientific Name Season Mix I <br /> Seeds/Lb pLS*/AC <br /> Native Grasses** <br /> Sand dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus Warm 15 5,298,000 0.1 <br /> Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula Warm 15 191,000 3.1 <br /> Streambank Elymus lanceolatus spp. Cool 15 156,000 3.8 <br /> wheatgrass Psammophilus <br /> Needle and Hesperostipa comata Cool 15 115,000 5.2 <br /> thread spp. Comate <br /> Thickspike Elymus lanceolatus ssp. Cool 10 154,000 2.6 <br /> wheatgrass Lanceolatus <br /> Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis Warm 10 825,000 0.5 <br /> Canada wildrye Elymus Canadensis I Cool 10 1 115,000 3.5 <br /> Native Wildflowers*** <br /> Black-eyed Rudbeckia hirta Native 1.5 1,710,000 0.04 <br /> susan <br /> Sulfur flower Eriogonum umbellatum Native 1.5 209,000 0.3 <br /> Prairie aster Maceranthera Native 1.5 408,000 0.2 <br /> tanacetifolia <br /> Purple prairie Dalea purpureum Native 1.5 210,000 0.3 <br /> clover <br /> Western yarrow Achillea millefolium Native 1 2,770,000 0.02 <br /> var. occidentalis <br /> 2016-11-07 Response to TR23 Adequacy Review 7 <br />