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August 20, 2019 C-1981-008/New Horizon Mine JHB <br /> challenging to get to the area that had been reclaimed. Native vegetation had established itself within the <br /> reclaimed area. <br /> Parcel DP-5, located south of pond 009,had previously been subject to gully formation. Mitigation by ERMR <br /> have been successful, and gully formation was no longer existent on this slope. <br /> Irrigated pasture parcels IP-1, IP-2, IP-3, IP-4, IP-5, and IP-7 are requested for Phase III bond release. IP-4, IP-5, <br /> and IP-7 were being irrigated at the time of the inspection. These three parcels are managed as one LMU. IP-7 <br /> was approved as an adjacent support area with TR89, and is used to store pipe, farming equipment and other <br /> support uses for the adjacent field. IP-1, IP-2 and IP-3 were being irrigated at the time of the inspection. These <br /> three parcels are managed as one unit.No bare spots or noxious weed patches were noted in these parcels. <br /> TOPSOIL—Rule 4.06 <br /> Removal 4.06.2; Substitute Materials 4.06.4(4); Storage and Protection 4.06.3; Redistribution 4.06.4: <br /> The inspection started by verifying topsoil replacement thickness on Dryland pasture parcel DP-10. Mr. Littlejohn <br /> dug a hole at a randomly selected point within the DP-10 parcel. The soil thickness was measured at the color and <br /> texture change. The replaced topsoil thickness at Hole No. 1 was 1.9 ft. to 2.1 ft. thick. <br /> Hole No. 2 was dug with the backhoe was randomly located in the small western portion of parcel DP-10. The <br /> depth to color/texture change was 1.75 ft. to 2.0 ft. thick. <br /> Hole No. 3 was randomly located in irrigated pasture parcel IP-9. Topsoil depth to color/texture change was 2.75 <br /> ft.to 3.1 ft. <br /> Hole No. 4 was randomly located in dryland pasture parcel DP-15. Depth to color/texture change was measured at <br /> 1.16 ft. to 1.33 ft. <br /> Hole No. 5 was dug in dryland pasture parcel DP-15. Depth to color/texture change was 1.75 ft. to 1.83 ft. thick. <br /> The hole location was randomly determined. <br /> Due to the small area of dryland pasture parcel DP-14, it was decided that digging a hole in this location was <br /> unnecessary. <br /> All holes were immediately backfilled with the soil material prior to moving on to the next hole. The disturbance <br /> created by digging the holes was minimal. <br /> The inspection moved to the irrigated cropland parcel IC-1 on the Morgan property. Mike Morgan and Jo Ellen <br /> Turner met us for this portion of the inspection. No. verification topsoil holes were dug in this field. The <br /> landowners has recently cut the alfalfa hay and were drying the crop. This is the third cutting for this field this <br /> season. The topsoil laydown in this field has been previously documented. Mine records, landowner verification, <br /> and previous inspection records are adequate to document the topsoil replacement in this field. <br /> The landowner expressed concern with uneven settling,ponding, and sprinkler wheel compaction. The field is <br /> irrigated with center-pivot sprinkler system and portions of the field are irrigated with side-roll sprinklers. <br /> Irrigation water tends to pool in the sprinkler wheel tracks and then spill across the field and pool in low spots <br /> resulting in crop die off. As per previous agreements between the mine operator and the land owner, correction of <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> Page 4 of 8 <br />