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~. -lo- 816.111 Revegetation: General Requirements The applicant proposes to establish on all lands to be affected by mining, except water areas, and surface areas of approved roads, an effective and permanent vegetative cover of the same seasonal variety of species that existed prior to disturbance. Energy Fuels also plans to revegetate all disturbed lands in a wanner that assures a prompt vegetative covet, capable of stablizing the soil surface from erosion and recovery of premining productivity levels. The applicant states, "No irrigator is planned for areas to be seeded or mulched, with the exception of some sporadic watering of trees transplanted during the summer months when the plants are in full leaf and subject to considerable stress" (V. 2, pp 780-135). Noxious plants and pests will be controlled using methodologies suggested by the Colorado State University Extension Series. All herbicides and pesticides to be used will be approved by the regulatory authority prior to use (V. 2, pp 780-136). The applicant states, "to assure that the reapplied topsoil will support the proposed postmining land uses, a soil sampling program shall be implemented." Details of the applicant's program are described in Volume 2, page 780-138. Energy Fuels states that their planting and seeding techniques described in Volume 2, pages 780-128, will apply to all areas within the permit area, regardless of postmining land use. 816.112 Revegetation: Use of Introduced Species The applicant's proposed mining and reclamation plan includes the use of Sntroduced species. Energy Fuels cropland and pasture land seed mixtures contain introduced species (Tables V, VI). Withholding introduced species from the cropland and pasture land seed mixtures would result in a change of the current land use (V. 3 pp. 816-143 (a)). The applicant's rangeland seed mixture (Table VII) also contains introduced species. The company has documented the introduced species in these mixtures as being necessary to control erosion and provide forage capable of withstanding grazing (V. 3 pp. 816-144 thru 147). The seed mixtures were Reclamation Board in a "consultation with the Colorado, reveals that plant lists, the propo pp. 816-147). recommended by OSM and the Colorado State Mined Land meeting January 10, 1980. The applicant states that Director of Extension Services in Routt County, according to the present state and federal noxious sed introduced species have clearance for seeding" (V. 3