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one sample was collected from each of those areas even though they represent a very <br />• small percentage (IS aces or 4%) of the total reclaimed azea. The allocation of sample <br />sites for the 1996 sampling is provided in Appendix D. <br />1996 Revised Sampling <br />The 1996 data was revised for this report by sepazating the data for different units <br />so that the non-contiguous reclaimed aeeas (Topsoil Pile B, Topsoil Pile C, Sanitary <br />Landfill azea, Explosives Storage area) were evaluated individually. The data for the main <br />area of reclamation was then re-analyzed without the values from these small non- <br />contiguous sites. <br />1997 Samoline <br />In the 1997 study, sample sites were selected using a simple random sampling <br />scheme based on the entire reclaimed area as a whole. At the direction of CDMG staff, <br />• proportional allocation was not used to determine number of sample sites for the 1997 <br />study m any of the sampling units. The 1997 sampling azea consisted of the main tract of <br />reclamation and non-contiguous reclaimed sites consisting of the Topsoil Pile B, Topsoil <br />Pile C, the Sanitary Landfill azea, and the Explosives Storage areas. Additional sample <br />sites were located in the non-contiguous areas if random sample points for a specific <br />vegetation parameter did not happen to fall within those areas. This additional data was <br />kept separate from the simple random sample site data and was only used for descriptive <br />and comparison purposes. <br />• <br />4 <br />