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2017 and 2018, for production. The operator collected a minimum of 30 production quadrats both <br /> years on the dryland reference area to allow for a reverse null calculation. <br /> Dryland pasture BRB for 2017 measured live vegetative cover of 25.0%. Noxious weed cover <br /> accounted for 1.1% and annual/biennial vegetative cover accounted for 1.43%. Desirable perennial <br /> cover mean for the DP3 parcel in 2017 was 22.5%. Live vegetative cover on the Dryland Reference <br /> area in 2017 was 23.07%. Adjusted for noxious weed cover(0.17%), and annual/biennial cover <br /> (0.07%), the desirable perennial cover was 22.83% for 2017. The cover success standard requires <br /> establishment of vegetative cover to be 90% of that established on the reference area. Ninety percent <br /> of the 2017 Dryland Pasture reference area equals 20.5% cover. The reclaimed Dryland Pasture DP3 <br /> parcel exceeded 90% of the Dryland Pasture reference area for 2017. <br /> Dryland pasture BRB for 2018 measured live vegetative cover of 15.2%. Noxious weed cover <br /> accounted for 0.03% and annual/biennial vegetative cover accounted for 0.1%. Desirable perennial <br /> cover mean for the DP3 parcel in 2018 was 15.07%. Live vegetative cover on the Dryland Reference <br /> area in 2018 was 15.17%. No noxious weed species or annual/biennial species were encountered in <br /> the sampling effort. The cover success standard requires establishment of vegetative cover to be 90% <br /> of that established on the reference area. Ninety percent of the 2018 Dryland Pasture reference area <br /> equals 13.65% cover. The reclaimed Dryland Pasture DP3 parcel exceeded 90% of the Dryland <br /> Pasture reference area for 2018. <br /> Herbaceous productivity on Dryland pasture DP3 for 2017 measured 770.9 pounds per acre. <br /> Adjusting for annual/biennial species, and noxious weeds desirable perennial productivity for the <br /> DP3 parcel in 2017 was 739.8 pounds per acre. Herbaceous productivity on the Dryland Reference <br /> area in 2017 was 501.3 pounds per acre. Adjusted for noxious weeds and annual/biennials, the <br /> desirable perennial productivity was 311.9 for 2017. The reclaimed Dryland Pasture DP3 parcel <br /> exceeded 90% of the Dryland Pasture reference area for 2017 for herbaceous productivity. <br /> Herbaceous productivity on Dryland pasture DP3 for 2018 measured 306.0 pounds per acre. <br /> Adjusting for annual/biennial species, and noxious weeds desirable perennial productivity for the <br /> DP3 parcel in 2018 was 235.4 pounds per acre. This significant difference between production from <br /> 2017 to 2018 may be explained by a significant reduction in average annual precipitation between <br /> 2017 and 2018. Herbaceous productivity on the Dryland Reference area in 2018 was 144.4 pounds <br /> per acre. Adjusted for noxious weeds and annual/biennials, the desirable perennial productivity was <br /> 124.2 for 2018. The reclaimed Dryland Pasture DP3 parcel exceeded the Dryland Pasture reference <br /> area for 2018 for herbaceous productivity. <br /> The Diversity standard for both the Irrigated Pasture BRB and the Dryland Pasture BRB states that, <br /> "revegetation will be deemed adequate if at least 75% of the relative production is comprised of the <br /> seeded species or species of comparable quality as livestock forage." <br /> Permit Number C1981-008:SL22 Page 14 of 17 <br />