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(2.07.6(2)(k)). Seven different soil mapping units are mapped within the permit area. One <br /> of these seven units, 71,Nyswonger silty clay loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes, is designated <br /> as "prime farmland if irrigated." There is no historical evidence showing that this soil <br /> map unit within the permit boundary has ever been irrigated (2.07.6(2)(k)). <br /> 12. The Division has made a negative determination for the existence of alluvial valley floors <br /> (AVF) within the permit area based on the rules set forth in Rule 2.06.8(3)(c) and <br /> (2.07.6(2)(k). This determination is based on information provided by the applicant which <br /> demonstrates that there are no alluvial valley floors within the immediate vicinity of the <br /> existing New Horizon Mine(C-1981-008), which includes the N14N area, and that the <br /> closest alluvial valley floors to the area are found approximately three and one half miles <br /> to the west in the floodplain of the San Miguel River. Given the distance involved <br /> between the probable occurrence of known alluvial valley floors and NHN, the Division <br /> confirms the negative presence of alluvial valley floors in the mine area. The results of <br /> the AVF investigation are in Section 2.06.8 of the permit document. <br /> 13. The Division proposes to re-approve the post-mining land uses of irrigated pasture, <br /> intensely managed irrigated pasture and dryland pasture. These land uses meet the <br /> requirements of Rule 4.16 for the permit area (2.07.6(2)(1)). <br /> 14. The Division finds that no specific approvals required under Rule 4 are necessary for this <br /> mine plan. <br /> 15. The Division finds that the activities proposed by the applicant would not affect the <br /> continued existence of endangered or threatened species or result in the destruction or <br /> adverse modification of their critical habitats (2.07.6(2)(n)). <br /> 16. The Division has contacted the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation Fees Branch. As of <br /> this time, Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation, LLC,the operator is current in the payment <br /> of reclamation fees required by 30 CFR Chapter VII, subchapter R(2.07.6(2)(o)). <br /> Section B - Rule 4 <br /> I. Roads - Rule 4.03 <br /> A. Haul Roads <br /> All haul roads have been reclaimed at the New Horizon North Mine. Reclaimed <br /> haul roads were approved for phase I bond release during SL2, approved July 2, <br /> 2019. <br /> B. Access Roads <br /> 19 <br />