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r i~ Bill Carter Page 2 February 6, 1997 B. Based on September through May precipitation during the coming years, they will collect vegetation data if they year is a dry, wet, or normal year for which they do not yet have data. C. Once three years of data are available for wet, dry, and normal years, MCC and DMG will review the data to see if there is a good correlation between vegetative cover/production and annual precipitation. If there is a good correlation, I said three years of data would be adequate. If the correlation is poor, more data might be necessary. I told them to propose what they thought an acceptable correlation would be and, we would review it. Mike said he head looked at available vegetation data from previous sampling at West Elk and found a good correlation with the precipitation data he obtained from the NWS. If that turns out to be the case, I would be comfortable with three years of data. 10. As discussed above, MCC will be submitting precipitation data to address this question. 11. MCC was confused by this question. I explained that their PR application seemed tb indicate that they had submitted something to DMG following my 7/96 site visit for our review. They said they had not submitted anything and that they would revise the wording in the PR application. MCC said they would submit results of vegetation annually. We did not discuss specifics. I explained that we included the last paragraph of #12 to get on record with the fact that the Division was willing to move forwazd with establishing vegetative success standards based on historic records even though the existing reference area will be destroyed and there will be no success standards during the intervening time. I explained that what this essentially meant was that, without approved vegetation success standards, there would be no way that MCC could obtain bond release. Kathy and Christine said they understood this. 12. Savage agreed that establishing a diversity standard based on vegetation data in the pasture was reasonable. 13. Savage proposed establishing a woody stem success standard based on vegetation in the pasture, as well. I suggested, since I was not familiar with the extent of their proposed reclamation plan, and since the pasture has very few shrubs, I thought it would be more appropriate to continue with their past approach of concentrating on establishment of shrub clumps and establishing a woody stem standard that fit with that approach. Mike agreed with me, more or less.