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redistributed for five or more yeazs shall be seeded with the proposed permanent seed <br />mix (excluding shrubs and trees), and not the temporary seed mix. <br />In 1986, the operator incorporated into the permit the 12-acre area of the Bowie No. 1 <br />West Mine. Because of differences between this area and areas previously disturbed, <br />different success criteria were developed as detailed below: <br />Bowie No. 1 Mine (exceat West Mine and Loadout Facility) <br />a. Total vegetation ground cover will exceed 40 percent. <br />b. Total above-ground herbaceous production will exceed 400 pounds per acre. <br />c. Woody plant density will equal or exceed 1,000 stems per acre. <br />d. Species diversity will consist of at least five (5) native perennial herbaceous <br />species, four (4) native coo] season grasses, and one (])native forb) having a <br />relative cover or production equal to or greater than 3 percent each, but <br />combined will not exceed 90 percent in relative cover or production and no <br />one of the five species exceeding 60 percent in relative importance. Also, at <br />least two (2) native shrub species will be established with no one species <br />exceeding a relative density of 80 percent. <br />Bowie No. 1 West Mine <br />a. Total vegetation ground cover will be equal [o or exceed 60 percent. <br />b. Total above-ground herbaceous production will be equal to or exceed 450 <br />pounds per acre. <br />c. Woody plant density is same as above. <br />d. Species diversity is same as above. <br />Loadout Facility <br />This facility will be reclaimed back to orchard lands, specifically [o apples, <br />peaches, and some cherries. To comply with Rule 4.15.9, the operator has <br />committed to maintaining a record of fruit yields as a function of time noting <br />climatic factors and other pertinent v<~riables. This information will eventually be <br />used to establish a standard as allowed by this regulation. <br />The operation is found to be in compliance with the requirement of this section. <br />XII. Post-mining Land Use -Rule 4.16 <br />39 <br />