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J-4 <br /> Wetland Sample Point W-1 is within the central course of the Ennis Draw intermittent drainage feature <br /> at a location proximal to the common line of Sections 12 and 7, respectively(and within the NE1/4 <br /> NE1/4 of Section 12). Wetland Sample Point W-2 is proximal to the Ennis Draw ponded area within <br /> the extreme SE1/4 SE1/4 of Section 12; and,Wetland Sample Point 3 is located about 1,000 ft.to the <br /> northeast of W2,again within the central course of the Ennis Draw intermittent drainage feature along <br /> the common line of Sections 12 and 7,respectively. <br /> From the foregoing, it can be seen that,with the exception of wetland species that are confined to the <br /> narrow Ennis Draw corridor,the primary vegetation species observed to be present at and around the <br /> Permit Area are cheat grass, wheatgrass, salt grass, and Indian rice grass, all of which are typical of <br /> areas within the region which have been subjected to many years of livestock grazing. <br /> (b) The relationship of present vegetation types to soil types, or alternatively, the information may be <br /> presented on a map,and, <br /> Discussion pertaining to the relationship between present vegetation types and soil types present within <br /> the Permit Area is provided in the foregoing Item(a), and to a greater level of detail within Exhibit I: <br /> Soils Information. <br /> Refer also to Exhibit C-3: Affected Area-Vegetation Mapping and Exhibit C-4: Affected Area- <br /> Soils Mapping, respectively, for aerial imagery and mapping units depicting the vegetation and soils <br /> (and topographic) correlations. <br /> (c) Estimates of average annual production for hay meadows and croplands,and carrying capacity for <br /> range lands on or in the vicinity of the affected land, if the choice of reclamation is for range or <br /> agriculture. <br /> Rangeland is the current use of the Permit Area in its entirety; and, rangeland is the <br /> identified/designated post-mining land use. <br /> Accordingly, CSC commissioned a study to determine the average annual forage production and <br /> estimated carrying capacity for the Permit Area. The study(RETTEW; October 17,2019)assumed a <br /> nominal 3,200-acre area, encompassing the five (full) "sections" within which the Permit Area is <br /> defined. CSC notes,however, that the (finalized)Permit Area actually encompasses a slightly lesser <br /> Keenesburg No. 2 Mine_112 Reclamation Operation—November 22, 2019 <br />