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~~ ,. will develop ~in the larger open blocks. .These plantings will encourage localized areas of <br />~~ ~ ~~regeneration~Jersus a. stem for ~stem_restoration of.the woody plants"on every acre. The <br />' ~'' combination of grading to create~topog~apFiic diversity and concentrated shrub plantings will ~ , <br />. ~ ..mitigate .the loss of shrub cover in the affected areas of•the mine. <br />Sediinen~t Ponds 005 and 006 are_to~ be..cetained as_perrnanent impoundments •and will be left <br />,intact at the end of operations at Seneca II-W~~ to provide livestock and wildlife. watering ~ ' <br />sources. ~ Sediment: Pond. 009 will also~.be~considered for permanent retehtion accordirig to <br />'apprdpriate regulatory criteria. These ponds: will significantly enhance the water resources •~ <br />available to livestock and wildlife on the permit area: <br />~~ ~' Upon completion~of mining in~an. area and within the,first~several years after revegetation <br />activities, revegetation monitoring studies will be conducted.. These monitoring studies. will . <br />. ~'. ~ provide both the mine manager and postmine manager or landowner with an~.excellent basis for <br />,livestock carrying capacities and overall 'management of the area tioth during the bondliability ' ~~ <br />''period and after release of the lands. ~'In addition, wildlife~managers~.will have detailed data on. <br />.vegetation and the amount and type of food~and cover habitat available. <br />The general criteria for revegetation of the Haul road corridor. Itie-across road. from. County ~. <br />Road ~53 to the power plantl.is based on the following'.: The actual 'surf ace area disturbance <br />• ~ ~will~~be minimal~lapproximately 112 apresl, thus making the regrading and seeding; of the"area <br />fairly simple. Areas of native vegetationdomiriated by sagebrush will be seeded to species for <br />foraging by livestock and big game. Over time, sagebrush will easily invade, these seeded <br />' areas from the surrountling stands of undisturbed. sagebrush because of the relatively narrow <br />width of disturbance. ' Frischknecht It 963) and Mueggler 11 956) found that sagebrush easily <br />reinvades areas that are disturbed and~that seed. will be contained in the soil aswell as also . <br />. being windborne'into the area.. Reclaimed cropland will tie incorporated into' farming <br />. ~ ~ operations' as, soon ~ as respreading of 'topsoil occurs. Depending' on the season and the. <br />location of the reclaimed area in amanagemerit unit, it may either be seeded to agrain crop or , <br />incorporated into a~summer fallow piogram: The meadow, greasewood' and other lowland <br />' ~ types will be seeded with species adapted to wet saline or alkaline conditions. <br />.~ ,• The postmining lanii use achieved through the reclamation.and,revegetation plans, will thus <br />' ~ ~ ~ ~ provide for 'the highest possible economic return to~ the , postmine ~ land. user. It ~ will <br />• <br />•' <br />