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RECLAMATION PLAN EXHIBIT E(COWT) <br /> of the proposed seed mixture. No irrigation is planned for <br /> this site because the operator will be attempting to create a <br /> diverse dryland site that is non-water dependent. No <br /> revegetation will take place on access roads . <br /> REVEGETATION PROGRAM <br /> The revegetation program to be implemented by the Big Bull <br /> Dog Trucking, Inc. is detailed below. The topsoiling plan <br /> presented above and this revegetation program is devised after <br /> careful review of the existing soil conditions and present <br /> vegetation, both on the site and in the NRCS report . "Revegetation <br /> will be carried out in such a way so as to establish a diverse, effective and long-lasting vegetative <br /> cover that is capable of self-regeneration without continued dependence on irrigation, soil <br /> amendments orfertilizers." The plan is designed to create a vegetative <br /> cover that is at least equal in extent to the cover of the <br /> natural vegetation before mining. Since the intended use of <br /> the reclaimed land is rangeland, any slopes created will be <br /> commensurate with this final land use. <br /> Seed will be drilled wherever possible, when drilling is <br /> not possible, the seed will be broadcast . The revegetation <br /> plan provides for the greatest probability of success in plant <br /> establishment and vegetative development by considering <br /> environmental factors such as seasonal patterns of <br /> precipitation, temperatures and wind. Other considerations, <br /> such as soil texture, fertility, slope stability and the <br /> direction in which slopes face, have been considered. <br /> The roads will remain on the site to provide access for <br /> planting crews and for the supervision and inspection of the <br /> reclamation plan. This road will provide the owner' s and the <br /> power company access to the surrounding property when <br /> reclamation is complete. <br /> SEEDBED PREPARATION <br /> When mining on an area is complete, reclamation will <br /> begin. The stockpiled soils will be spread, smoothed of large <br /> clods, worked until moderately fine. On the areas where seed <br /> is broadcast the surface will be left fairly rough to trap the <br /> seed and keep it from being affected by wind. This technique <br /> is used on other facilities in the state that are similar to <br /> Big Bull Dog Trucking, Inc. Soward Ranch Pit <br /> Permit M-1988-021 15 June 21, 2024 <br />