2021-04-14_PERMIT FILE - C1996084 (8)

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Rule 2: Permits • azea being covered. Areas of soil deficiency will receive an average of 8 inches of soil from borrow areas and/or the loadout soil stockpile. Limited azeas will receive at least 6 inches of soil material. Soil recovered from haul roads being retained as permanent roads will be spread on soil deficient areas. Table 2.05.4-f lists these areas and Map 2.05.3-5 shows their respective locations within the mining disturbance azeas. Revegetation Plan All disturbed sites identified in the reclamation plan will be reclaimed and revegetated according to Rules 2.05.4 and 4.15. The goal of reclamation is to establish a diverse, effective, and permanent vegetation cover of the same seasonal variety and utility as the vegetation native to the affected area, and capable of supporting the planned post-mining land uses on disturbed areas. The revegetation plan has been designed to meet short- and long-term reclamation goals by: 1. controlling erosion and sedimentation; 2. reestablishing vegetative cover which is ecologically comparable to native pre-mine conditions; and 3. restoring livestock grazing, wildlife, watershed, and aesthetic values to meet post-operation land use objectives. Revegetation will occur after final grading and redistribution of subsoil and topsoil activities have taken place. Revegetation communities representative of existing native pre-mine plant communities will be established. These communities are presented in Map 2.04.10-1. The surface mine area will be • reclaimed to rangeland, with shrub plots, to be established. A summary of the revegetation sequence is as follows: • Placement of boulder and brush piles, as appropriate, on surface mine. • Seedbed preparation will be conducted immediately after grading, topsoiling, and subsoiling. Seeding will be coordinated with other reclamation activities to occur as soon after seedbed preparation as possible and within 90 days of soil replacement. Interim revegetation of sites stabilized prior to permanent revegetation such as sedunent control or topsoil stockpiles will be conducted as soon after construction as possible. • The site will be seeded using the appropriate revegetation seed mixture. • Broadcast-seeded areas will be chained, harrowed, dozer-tracked or raked to firm the seedbed and cover seed. • Certified weed-free hay or straw mulch will be evenly spread over and crimped into seeded area at rates dependent on seeding method and slope. Annual reports will document species composition and seeding rates. Monitoring will be conducted to identify potential problems with revegetation. • Revegetated areas will be grazed at an approved level during the last two years of the 10-year reclamation liability period. Vegetation sampling will be conducted on the reclaimed and extended reference areas prior to grazing each year. I• TR-14 2.05-60 (Revised 8/29/06)