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• Soil observations around the Peacock Coal Mine were made by Mr. Fred M. <br />Johnson, a consulting geologist, in May of 1981; a copy of his report <br />is included in Exhibit 8, Soils Information. Likewise, a request to the <br />SCS District Office in Durango, Colorado is also set forth in Exhibit 8, <br />Soils Information. <br />2.04.10 Vegetation Information <br />The various plant communitities found within the permit area are <br />delineated on the Vegetation Map (Map 3). Three basic plant communities <br />were identified: <br />1) Pinyon-Juniper <br />2) Mountain Shrub (Brushy Loam) <br />3) Cropland <br />The areas affected by the previously-constructed facilities of the <br />• underground mining consisted primarily of pinyon-juniper vegetation. <br />As mentioned earlier, the area to be used for the surface facilities of <br />the Peacock Coal Mine has been previously disturbed by past surface <br />operations of an underground operation. Therefore, at the <br />recommendation of the Division, no site-specific vegetation survey was <br />conducted. <br />The previous surface disturbance of the facilities at the Peacock Coal <br />Mine is limited to approximately 7 acres. Because this area has been <br />previously affected, and in conversations with the Division, the <br />standards of a pre-mining vegetation survey were waived in lieu of this <br />past disturbance. The success of revegetation will be based upon the <br />results of the soils testing and determined in accordance with the <br />recommendations of the Division. <br />Vegetative observations around the Peacock Coal Ptine were made by Dr. <br />• James G. Erickson of Fort Lewis College on April 23, 1981; his report <br />is set forth in Exhibit 9, Vegetative Observations Around Peacock Coal <br />Mine. <br />2.04-21 <br />