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delineation following improvements to the tailwa[er ditches. If this option is chosen, the applicant will need to be willing to refrain from any mining disturbance in such areas until a 404 Permit or other appropriate permit as required by [he Corps of Engineers is issued and [o submit the revised delineation as a permit modification (revision or amendment). Second, the applicant will need to revise the reclamation plan by providing an approvable wetlands reclamation plan for [he Green/Croissan[ Properties. The wetlands reclamation plan should include plans and cross sectional designs for any areas within the proposed permit area that will result in wetlands creation, wetlands enhancement, or wetlands mitigation. Such plans and designs will need to include the following information: the specific location and acreage of created wetlands, enhanced wetlands, or wetlands mitigation; site grading plans for all such areas which include the projected water table surface; the volume of backfill needed for each such area [o result in the desired wetland configuration; a hydrologic assessment for each such area which ensures the existence or creation of hydrologic conditions needed to sustain a wetland; a wetlands revegetation plan which ensures [he development of wetland vegetation characteristic of the existing and surrounding areas; the need for installation of any engineering controls to ensure proper hydrologic conditions; and itemized costs for wetlands reclamation [asks such as grading and revegetation. Please address. 1 1. The applicant's proposed seed mix on Table E-I for waters edge should be revised to provide seeding rates based on the NRCS's recommended "Critical Area Planting" rate of 50 pure live seeds per square foot for irrigated areas. The Division recommends the following seeding rates (Ibs./acre of PLS) for drill seeding: redtop - 0.1, Canada wildrye - 4.0, switchgrass - 1.0, orchardgrass - I.O, tall wheatgrass - 5.5, als-ike clover - 1.0, small Burnet - 1.0. Seeding rates should be doubled for broadcast seeding. (Also, i[ is the Division's position that this seed mix is suitable for wet meadow areas surrounding the unlined ponds. However, the water's edge seed mix is not characteristic of existing wetland vegetation as defined in Appendix A -Jurisdictional Welland Delineation. A separate wetland seedmix or revegetation plan will need to be developed for those areas of wetland creation, enhancement, or mitigation). Please address. 12. The applicant's proposed seed mix on Table E 2 for upland disturbed areas should be revised to provide seeding rates based on the NRCS's recommended "Critical Area Planting" rate of 40 pure live seeds per square foot for non-irrigated areas. The Division recommends [he following seeding rates (Ibs./acre of PLS) for drill seeding: western wheatgrass - 3.5, sideoa[s grams - 3.0, blue grams - 0.5, smooth brome - 3.0, western yarrow - 0.5, cicer milkvetch - I.0, flax - 0.5. Seeding rates should be doubled for broadcast seeding. Please respond. ti.4.7 EXHIBIT F -Reclamation Plan Maa 13. The reclamation plan snap indicates [hat reclamation will occur within 200 feet of a number of permanent man-made structures. For clarification, [he Division considers the applicant's' commitment in Exhibit S of the application to supercede the information portrayed on the reclamation plan map. Please verify. 6.4.7 EXHIBIT G -Water Information I4. The applicant specifies on page 6 that the property will be dry mined, on page S that the property will be dewatered via dewatering ditches, on page 21 that a gravel well permit and temporary substitute supply plan will be submitted to the Office of the State Engineer for approval, and on page 21 that there are a number of alluvial wells located within 600 feet of the permit boundary. Please commit to providing