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9. Final reclamation is considered successful when the entire reclamation site (including <br /> obliterated roads) has attained the following criteria: <br /> a. Vegetation with eighty percent similarity of desired foliar cover, bare ground, and <br /> shrub and/or forb density in relation to the identified DPC. In the absence of <br /> specified DPC data, an agreed upon reference site or AIM data would serve as the <br /> DPC. Vegetative cover values for woodland or shrubland sites are based on the <br /> capability of those sites in an herbaceous state. <br /> b. The resulting plant community must have composition of at least five desirable plant <br /> species, and no one species may exceed 70 percent relative cover to ensure that site <br /> species diversity is achieved. Desirable species include native species from the <br /> surrounding site, species listed in the range/ecological site description, or species <br /> from the BLM approved seed mix. <br /> c. If non-prescribed or unauthorized plant species (e.g. Yellow sweetclover, Melilotus <br /> officinalis) appear in the reclamation site BLM may require their removal. <br /> 10. The vegetation community established on the reclaimed site stabilizes soils, is capable <br /> of persisting without continued intervention (excluding routine weed management), <br /> and will allow plant community successional processes to progress toward advanced <br /> community states. <br /> 11. Bare ground does not exceed that of the range site or if not described, bare ground does <br /> not exceed that of a representative undisturbed DPC meeting the Colorado Standards <br /> for Public Land Health. <br /> 12. Reclamation success in areas affected by cheatgrass and/or other invasive annuals will <br /> be qualified based on the condition of the project site (i.e., the relative vegetative cover) <br /> prior to disturbance: <br /> a. If the project site contains less than 25 percent relative cover of undesirable species, <br /> Final reclamation will be considered acceptable when the relative cover of <br /> undesirable species on the project site does not exceed 5 percent. <br /> b. If the project site contains 25 percent to 50 percent relative cover of undesirable <br /> species, Final reclamation will be considered acceptable when the relative cover of <br /> undesirable species on the project site does not exceed 10 percent. <br /> c. If the project site contains more than 50 percent relative cover of undesirable <br /> species, Final reclamation will be considered acceptable when the relative cover of <br /> undesirable species on the project site does not exceed the level defined by site- <br /> specific criteria established in the reclamation plan developed for that site. <br /> Daub&Associates, Inc. Page 20 Natural Soda LLC 2022 EMP <br />