2022-11-18_PERMIT FILE - M2022048 ‎(5)‎

• Permit No: M2022048
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 11/18/2022
• Doc Name: Application
• From: L.G. Everist, Incorporated
• To: DRMS
• Email Name: ECS
• Email Name: MAC
• Email Name: AWA
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

EXHIBIT E RECLAMATION PLAN(CONT)
No trees will be planted, because they are not compatible
with reservoir development as their root systems affect the
liners . It is expected some natural invasion from adjoining
areas will occur.
PROPOSED SEED MIX
Species Lbs.
PLS/Acre
Western Wheatgrass (Aribba) 5.0
Big Bluestem (Champ) 2.5
Blue Grama (Hachita) 0.6
Switch rass (Blackwell) 1.75
11 Total 9.85
It has been our experience on other operations, that the
seeded area may have a heavy cover of weeds after the first year.
The second year, there are fewer weeds as the grasses start to
take hold. By the third year the weeds are mostly gone and the
grass has established itself so it will grow in future years .
These weeds also tend to shade the seedbed, retain snow in the
winter and act as a wind break for the newly emerging grasses .
The area will then be monitored for success of revegetation until
it is released from the permit area by the Mined Land Reclamation
Board.
WEED CONTROL
The revegetated areas will be monitored closely each spring
for the first two years to determine if noxious weeds are invad-
ing the area. L.G. Everist, Inc. will implement a weed monitor-
ing and control plan that covers the areas actively used by their
operations .
Weed control on the agricultural use areas will be the
responsibility, as covered in the lease, of the farmer using the
land. LEG understands their responsibility for weed control on
th permit area and will work to have the farm lessee perform weed
control on non mining areas .
Weed control in the mining and reclamation areas will be
initiated if the problem becomes serious or if an excessive weed
cover is still present at the end of the second year. In no way
should this be taken to mean that L.G. Everist will try to eradi-
cate all the weeds from the site. Some weeds are beneficial to
the upland game species in the area, they provide important
protection from the elements during winter, and nesting sites
during the spring. Total eradication of weeds from the site is
L.G. EVERIST, INC.-WEST FARMS RESERVOIR November 2022
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