2019-08-27_PERMIT FILE - C1981035A ‎(8)‎

• Permit No: C1981035A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 8/27/2019
• Doc Name: RECLAMATION PLAN
• Section_Exhibit Name: KII 2.05.4 Reclamation Plan
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

Success Criteria: Total Vegetation
Vegetation cover of the reclaimed area will be successful when total live
vegetation cover is equal to or greater than 90 percent of the total
herbaceous vegetation cover of the approved reference area with 90
percent statistical confidence (utilizing a one -tailed statistical test).
Success Criteria: Total Herbaceous Production
Herbaceous production (defined as current year above -ground biomass of
herbaceous vegetation) of the reclaimed area will be successful when
total herbaceous production is equal to or greater than 90 percent of the
total herbaceous production of the approved reference area percent with
90 percent statistical confidence (utilizing a one -tailed statistical test).
Success Criterion: Species Diversity
Species diversity success criteria for revegetated parcels are based on the
species numbers, richness and relative abundance in native vegetation
communities. Baseline vegetation cover data for the rabbitbrush/big
sage mixed shrubland community were employed to determine the
dominant plant species of the community, as well as their lifeforms and
seasonality. Dominance was determined through selection of species
that contributed relative cover of three (3) percent or more relative cover
in the baseline sampling. Six species contributed this amount of relative
cover; one introduced annual cool season grass, two native cool season
grasses, one introduced cool season grass, and two shrubs.
Discounting the desirability of re-establishing an annual introduced
grass, and in order to reflect more typical species diversity in the
revegetated area, a total of six perennial plant species should be
reestablished. Of these species, three should be graminoid, one a forb,
and two shrubs in life form. All of the qualifying species should be cool
season, deciduous, or evergreen. A minimum of four species should be
native. Both bunchgrasses and sod -forming grasses should be
represented, though no specific number of each is necessary. No single
species should contribute more than 40 percent mean relative cover or
less than two percent mean relative cover for graminoids or one percent
relative cover for the forb in the revegetated area. Species diversity will
have been successfully achieved when the above specifications are met.
GCC Energy, LLC King II Mine
Section 2.05.4
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