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-4- 19. WITH RESPECT TO EVALUATION OF SPECIES DIVERSITY ON RECLAIFIED LANDS, WESTERN FUELS IS REQUIRED TO WORK WITH THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY TOWARDS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE SUCCESS CRITERIA. SUCH CRITERIA MUST BE FORMULATED AND AGREED TO NO LATER THAN JANUARY Z, 1982. SECTION F ON PAGE V-Sla SHALL BE REVISED ACCORDINGLY. G7ITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF REFERENCE AREAS AND RANGE SITE DESCRIPTIONS IN DETERMINATION OF REVEGETATION SUCCESS, THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN COMMENT 5 OF THE APRIL 20, 1981 LETTER TO WESTERN FUELS ARE TO BE FOLLOWED. POOR CONDITION REFERENCE AREAS ARE TO BE FENCED. IF A CONDITION CHECK RT THE TIME OF BOND RELEASE INDICATES THAT THE REFERENCE AREA IS STILL IN POOR CONDITION, ALTERNATIVE SUCCESS STANDARDS G9ILL BE SET BY THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY. CONDITION CHECKS AT THE TIME OF REQUESTED BOND RELEASE ARE TO INCLUDE SHRUB, AS WELL AS HERBACEOUS, PRODUCTION. SECTION D ON PAGE V-51, SECTION E ON PAGE V-Sla, AND SECTION E ON PAGE V-53 SHALL BE REVISED ACCORDINGLY. 20. WESTERN FUELS MUST SUBMIT, FOR THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY APPROVAL, A DETAILED SAMPLING PLAN INCORPORATING THE REQUESTED CHANGES IN PLOT SIZE AND TRANSECT DESIGN. THIS PLAN MUST BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF SAMPLING FOR 1981. 21. ATRIPLEX CONFERTIFOLIA MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PROPOSED SEEDMIXES AND REPLACED BY ATRIPLEX CANESCENS. IN ADDITION, COLORADO WILDRYE WILL BE SUB- STITUTED FOR BLUEB UNCH WHERTGRASS. THE REVISED SEEDMIXES MUST BE SUPPLIED TO THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY WITHIN 30 DAYS OF APPROVAL. 22. WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE PERMIT HAS BEEN GRANTED, THE APPLICANT MUST PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY: (a) SPECIFICATIONS AND CALCULATIONS SHOWING THAT DITCHES ALONG THE IMPROVED SECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 65, THE MINOR ACCESS ROADS, AND THE CONVEYOR MAINTENANCE ROAD HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND THE 10 YEAR-29 HOUR STORM EVENT; (b) DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CONVEYOR MAINTENANCE ROAD EMBANKMENT OVER CROSSINGS OF TRIBUTATIES TO RED Gt7ASH IS ADEQUATELY PROTECTED FROM EROSION AND FILL SATURATION DURING A 10 YEAR-24 HOUR FLOOD EVENT; (c) DESIGNS SHOWING THAT DRAINAGE WILL BE PROPERLY CONTROLLED AT STATION 7-45.93 OF THE COUNTY ROAD 65; (d) IDENTIFY THE ORIGIN OF ROAD SURFACING MATERIAL AND WHETHER OR NOT IT HAS BEEN SHO[JN TO BE NON-TOXIC AND NON-ACID FORMING; (e) ASSURE THE RIO BLANCO COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT THAT THERE WILL BE NO LEFT-HANDED TRAFFIC ON COUNTY ROAD 78; AND (f) SNOW THAT THE REFUSE AREA WILL NOT BE LOCATED LES$ THAN Z00 FEET FROM COUNTY ROAD 78.