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<br />White ~iver Nahcolite M~erals III IIIIII~IIIIIIIII <br />j;~ <br />RECEIVED ~~~"'~~ <br />May 27, 1997 MAY 2 9199] <br />Mr. John Mehlhoff, Area Manager Diviabn of minerals ~ Geobpy <br />White River Resource Area <br />Bureau of Land Management <br />P.O. Box 928 <br />Meeker, CO 81641 <br />Subject: Notification of Vegetation Sampling Plan for 1997 <br />Dear Mr. Mehlhoff: <br />Per my phone conversation with Mr. Keith Whitaker of your staff, White River <br />Nahcolite plans to modify the vegetation sampling program from what has been <br />conducted in the past. Control or "representative" surrounding vegetation has <br />been sampled in May-June or early growth and in July-August at peak of the <br />growing season. Control vegetation sampling has been performed for the past six <br />years. Typically production is greatest during the July-August sampling and with <br />the information collected in the past, WRN has a good baseline of early spring <br />production and species cover. Per the monitoring plan for the WRN project and <br />the BLM Record of De;cision, the early vegetation evaluation may be required. <br />Therefore, WRN plans. to discontinue the early vegetation sampling, starting in <br />1997. No change in the monitoring section of the Mine Plan will be required. <br />WRN will continue to :sample the control and revegetation sites in July-August <br />per the Mine Plan to dl;termine if revegetation objectives are met. Also, the <br />DMG are being adviseli of the change in plans. If there are any questions, please <br />contact me or Bob Warneke. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~~ <br />Ed Baker, Environmental/Safety Manager <br />cc: <br />White Rlvsr Nehcollte Mlnsrels, Llmitsd Debility Company <br />P. O. Drawer 72, 3200 Co. Rtl. 31, Rille, CO 81650 (lal) 303.878.3674 (lax) 303-878-5866 <br />