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<br /> Page 7 May 2022 (PR-09) <br />were excavated in a single lift and stored in a stockpile adjacent to Pond 013. Since irrigation <br />infrastructure and water is not available on the Johnson Property the 4 acres of prime <br />farmland reclamation will occur on the Lloyd property as shown on Map 2.05.4-9 and <br />described above under the Lloyd Property section. The area that the prime farmland soils <br />where originally located on the Johnson Property will be an industrial area post mine to <br />support a water treatment facility. <br /> <br />Morgan Property <br />The Morgan property south of BB Road and west of 2700 Road of 107.96 acres that has been <br />designated in the pre-mine discussion (Section 2.04.3) as Irrigated Cropland (IC). All of this <br />tract will be restored to Irrigated Cropland (IC). As previously mentioned, a large portion of <br />this IC area is also designated as Prime Farmland. <br /> <br />Prior to mining, the Morgan’s irrigated their property via sideroll, gated pipe, and traveling big <br />gun. Center pivot irrigation, siderolls, and big guns will be used to provide the post-mine <br />irrigation for the reclaimed Morgan Property. All design calculations and layouts for this system <br />are included in Attachment 2.05.4(2)(e)-7. <br /> <br />As of April, 2010, Morgan has leased 62 shares of water (or whatever is necessary) to New <br />Horizon to irrigate all of their property within the permit area. The lease addendum letter <br />concerning the additional water is included in Attachment 2.05.4(2)(e)-7. Therefore, the entire <br />Morgan-owned area in the permit will be reclaimed as Irrigated Cropland (IC). The Morgan <br />Property contains significant amounts of Prime Farmland. This is discussed in detail in permit <br />Section 2.06.6. <br /> <br />ERMR Property – Facilities Area <br />This parcel of 18.8 acres is located in the southeastern corner of the permit area <br /> <br />This tract was originally classified as Irrigated Pasture in the pre-mine land use but no water <br />shares were purchased with this tract and none are allocated for future use. Portions of the <br />tract were “Flood Irrigated” in the past. This land will be reclaimed to Dryland Pasture. <br /> <br />This 18.8 acre area will be graded to a very mild slope which will be planned for future <br />irrigation, if any post bond release landowner decides to irrigate the property. This slope is <br />expected to be 2% to 4%. <br /> <br />4.0 Vegetation Sampling Procedures <br /> <br />Vegetation cover for all reclaimed units will be measured by a point intercept method that <br />meets the provisions of Rule 4.15.11(1)(a)(i). The observational unit will be at intervals along