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n <br />u <br />r~ <br />Details regarding revegetation is found in Section 2.05.4(2)(e) of the permit. During <br />the midtetm review conducted by the Division in February 1993, the Division found <br />the original seed mix insufficient to achieve the reclamation diversity standazd. The <br />Division proposed an alternate seed mix which was adopted by the operator. The <br />following approved seed mix was seeded in late fall 1993: <br />SEED MIX IN POUNDS OF PURE LIVE SEED PER ACRE <br />Grasses Lbs <br />PLS/acre Seeds <br />sq ft <br />Little Bluestem (Szhizachyrium scoparium) 1 S.18 <br />Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerazdi) 1 2.98 <br />Side Oats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) 2 6.56 <br />Western Wheatgrass (Agropyron smithii) 2 5.18 <br />Indian Ricegrass (Oryzopis hymenoides) 1 4.32 <br />Green Needlegrass (S[ipa viridula) 1 4.16 <br />Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis) 0.5 8.16 <br />Forbs <br />Cicer Milkvetch 1 3.32 <br />Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus) 0.5 5.6 <br />American Vetch (Vicia americana) 1 0.76 <br />Shrubs <br />Mountain Mahogany (Cerocarpus montanus) 1 1.35 <br />Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulornm) 1 1 <br />Winterfat (Ceratoides Janata) 1 2.55 <br />The following revegetation success standards were assigned and approved by the <br />Division as a result of the midterm review conducted in February 1993. <br />Vegetative cover: 43% <br />Herbaceous production: 514 lbs/ac. (air dry wt.) <br />Woody plant density: 65 stems/acre <br />Diversity: At least three warm season grasses, two cool season grasses and one <br />perennial forb, each contributing at least 3% but not greater than 40% relative <br />cover. <br />19 <br />