2007-08-29_REVISION - M1980047 (2)

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,,., :n; an.d.• ;;a argg~t Cdaatlo NlRO Pert^,n M-8D•Oi7 Rev Aag 2:.2007 ... ~. r, r•• ~•~ ' ~.~.••. $a416 Summary ontl Roquent for ReduCtxM in A7fe4'ert Acreage • Colony experimented wdh varying the seeding schedule. For example. in Area 19 B only the `pros were seedetl ~n the first season, followetl by seeding with grasses the following year to :7 ve the (orbs a head start over the faster growing grasses • Colony harvested shrub seeds and cutttngs on the Colony property for several specres not -eadily available commercially, contraged a nursery to Buena Vtsla to grow seedbngs from n•ese cuttings, then planted thousands of these seedlings • Colony collected seeC from hvo rare plants (Barnaby's Co7umbme and sedge fescue) and re- establ~shed commumGes of these on srte, m part~cWar, successful commurnues of both m the yarrows below M~dtlle Fork Dam • Colony moculateC shrub plantings wdh microrhyzal fungi to enhance shrub survival when ~ompebng wdh more aggressive plants As a result of the above described special practices and general overan success on the property, Colony received the first annual Governors Award for Redamatron m 1988. 3.0 Purpose of this Submittal 7nts hung seeks to obtain removal of 375 aces of the above descnbed !ands from Ina total affected area. based on having implemented the Steps descnbed in the approved reclamation pWn This fling also seeks to clanty the post-m~n~ng land use for a number of areas. based on a future use as permanent roads or as mdustnal araas rather than the default agncu;tural or rangeland uses assumed ~n the ongmal permit applica0on. Importantly, a different future land use for each of these areas was contemplated and spec~fica;ly mentloned m the ongtnal permA apphcatwn, These areas total 229 acres. comprsed as follows: Middle Fork Dam and Reservar (4 acres) the access roads on and off-site 1111 acres} the Parachute Terminal/Staging Area (96 acres). and the River Water Intake Site at the Colorado Rrver tt8 acres In all 01 these cases. the current condibon of the land is consistent with the proposed permanent land-use. Because the alternate future land use was already menLOned m the ongmal permd application. thls is to fact not apost-mining land use change. However, this clanficabon to permanent mdustnal use wul remove any amb~gudy on that issue. Altogether, this sling seeks to remove 604 acres from the total affected acreage of 1,127 acres descnoed in the 1982 ISP No mange is propeseC (or the < acres added since the 1982 ISP f3 acres m 1987 at the ESR Test Plots sAe and 1 acre of alternate access road at the south property line m 20t)U) The current total affected area prior to this filing a 1,127 plus 4. totaling 1,131 acres The details relating to each area. including what was established as the approved reclamaton plan and what has been accomplished are presented m an area-by-area d~scusswn ~n the fouowmg socfions. All numenc references to areas (e g Area SA) and acreages are taken from the 1982 Inlenm Sde Plan. ~.vhich was treated by the MLRB as an amendment In the discussion that follows, reference s made to Exh,~bds prepared for this 6hng. included as Appendix A Most these have been copied from drawings prevtousiy 61ed m vanous amendment app:ications or annual reports to ilia MLRB. For reference. the source of each Exhibit used m thls fing 's included as a note near the title bock on each exhibit Because Ihcs sling may ~n some cases be viewed as a technical revision, all of these exhibds are designated with apre-fix 'P. which woulC correspond to a rec~amahon plan map.