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Table 4. Summary of Topsoil Verification Dates for SL19 Parcels <br /> Inspection Date Parcels Inspected Inspection Date Parcels Inspected <br /> 15 Nov 2011 FA 11 1 4 Oct 2012 KA 11 <br /> 16 May 2013 AB 12, FA 12, ZA 12 6 May 2014 AB 13, ZA 13, KA 13 <br /> All parcel areas verified by the Division were within the permitted topsoil replacement thickness <br /> as per TMI's permit. <br /> Bond Release Blocks Delineation <br /> As discussed in permit section 4.4.1, reclaimed parcels are compared to three different range <br /> standards based on elevation: <br /> 1. Range Site A standards apply to elevations greater than 7200 feet <br /> 2. Range Site B standards apply to elevations between 6700 and 7200 feet <br /> 3. Range Site C to elevations below 6700 feet <br /> Shrub clumps of approximately 1.6 acres each are established from the transplanting of mature <br /> shrubs retrieved from the advancing areas of the pits. <br /> Contiguous areas of Range Site A and Range Site B seeded in the same year and receiving similar <br /> reclamation practices may be lumped together into one Range Site AB parcel. When the bond <br /> release blocks are comprised of both A and B range site areas, cover and production standards for <br /> Range Site A will be applied to the block relative to demonstrating reclamation success (Permit <br /> section 4.4.1.5). <br /> Cover and Species Composition <br /> Vegetative cover was sampled in 2017 for all parcels included in the SL19 application.Vegetation <br /> cover was measured with systematically located transects using a point-hit technique <br /> with an optical point bar. The sampling method <br /> used meets the criteria outlined in Rule 4.15.11(1) <br /> and the permit application. Based on the <br /> vegetation transect summary table submitted in <br /> Appendix 2 of the application,the required number <br /> of samples taken was adequate. The Operator <br /> Lei'.. .... , <br /> sampled 91 transects through-out the release block. <br /> Photo4(left): Mixed gasses and shrubs. <br /> The parcels under consideration for bond release <br /> are designated based on (1)pit(F, Z, K, etc.), (2) <br /> Range Site (A, B, C), and(3) initial year of seeding. The Bond Release Block consists of parcels <br /> that make up a Logical Management Unit (LMU). The results from all nine parcels included in <br /> the BRB were lumped together. The total vegetative cover for the 376.1 acres was 74.1%, with <br /> vegetative litter measured at 17.4%. Based upon criteria defined in the permit, removal of cover <br /> attributed to noxious weed species, and allowing no more than 10% relative cover from annual <br /> and biennial species,the allowable cover from the 2017 sampling equals 79.4%. The reclamation <br /> Permit Number C 1981010 <br /> SL19 <br />