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cover in reclaimed areas generally runs 15 percent or greater (see 1987, 1988, 1989 Seneca II <br />Revegetation Monitoring Reportsl. The cover standard detailed above also solves the problem <br />of a cover standard derived from only the herbaceous component of a reference area heavily <br />dominated by woody vegetation which is too low, or a standard derived from the same <br />reference area using herbaceous and woody vegetation cover combined, which is unreasonably <br />high. <br />Revegetation success for cover in the reclaimed portions of Dry Creek will be evaluated by <br />comparing the premining baseline vegetation cover value for the Dry Creek mesic drainage type <br />to the cover in the revegetated areas along Dry Creek. Designated mesic drainage reclamation <br />areas in the II-W South Extension area will be evaluated by comparing the premining baseline <br />vegetation cover values for these areas to the cover in the revegetated mesic drainage portion <br />in the II-W South Extension area. The revegetated area shall be considered acceptable if they <br />are not less than 90 percent of the baseline cover value within the applicable reference area <br />with 90 percent statistical confidence. This method of comparison will be used because of the <br />small premining acreage of mesic drainage along Dry Creek and the limited area of reclaimed <br />drainage within the II-W South Extension area. <br />40b Revised 1 /99 <br />