GENERAL47948

• Permit No: C1981013
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 12/15/1982
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Stipulation No. 16

WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF PERMIT ISSUANCE, THE PERMITTEE MUST PROVIDE THE
DIVISION WITH A PLAN FOR THE REDISTRIBUTION OF TOPSOIL AT THE MAXWELL
MINE. THIS PLAN MUST INDICATE, WITH REASONABLE SPECIFICITY, THOSE AREAS
WHICH WILL RECEIVE TOPSOIL DURING REDISTRIBUTION AND THE RELATIVE DEPTHS
OF TOPSOIL AND SUBSOIL WHICH WILL BE REPLACED ON THESE AREAS. THE
70PSOIL MATERIAL MUST BE REPLACED WHEN IT IS IN A RELATIVELY DRY
CONDITION. THIS PLAN WILL BE SUBMITTED AS A REVISION TO THE PERMIT.
Stipulation No. 17
WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF PERMIT ISSUANCE, THE PERMITTEE MUST PROVIDE A PLAN
TO THE DIVISION FOR THE RECLAMATION OF ALL DISTURBED SURFACE LANDS WHICH
WILL NOT BE RETOPSOILED DURING RECLAMATION. THIS PLAN MUST INCLUDE
ANALYSES OF AN APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF SAMPLES OF THE DISTURBED MATERIAL
TO DEMONSTRATE SUITABILITY OF THE MATERIAL TO 'A DEPTH OF 40 INCHES ON
THE BASIS OF TEXTURE, pH, ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY, SAR, SATURATION
PERCENTAGE, PERCENT ORGANIC MATTER, SELENIUM, AND BORON. THE PLAN MUST
ALSO INCLUDE APPROPRIATE MEASURES WHICH WILL BE EMPLOYED DURING
PREPARATION OF THE DISTURBED SURFACE PRIOR TO SEEDING (i.e., REDUCTION
OF COMPACTION).
IF THE ANALYSES OF THE IN-PLACE MATERIAL INDICATE THAT SUCCESSFUL
REVEGETATION CANNOT BE ATTAINED, THE PERMITTEE MUS7 PROPOSE A PLAN TO
APPLY APPROPRIATE AMENDMENTS TO MAKE IT SUITABLE OR IMPORT SUITABLE
MATERIAL. IF AMENDMENTS OTHER THAN NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS, POTASSIUM,
SULFUR, OR IRON ARE REQUIRED THE PERMITTEE MUST SUBMIT THE RESULTS OF
APPROPRIATE TESTS TO PROVE THE AMENDMENT MATERIAL IS SUITABLE FOR
REVEGETATION. THIS PLAN WILL BE SUBMITTED AS A REVISION TO THE PERMIT.
Topsoil will be placed in stockpiles above the operation. The stockpiles will
be protected by a temporary vegetative cover. All stockpiles are contained
within the sediment control system at the mine.
With the acceptance of the above stipulations, the operator is in compliance
with the requirements of this section.
XII. Vegetation - Rules 2.04.10, 2.05.4(2)(c) and 4.15
Baseline vegetation information submitted by the applicant can be found on
page 2.04-15 of Vol. 1 and Exhibit 12 of Vol. II. The revegetation plan is
found in pages 2.05-31 through 2.05-33 of Vol. 1 and Exhibit 18 of Vol. II of
the permit application. This information has been reviewed by the Division
for compliance with the Rules and Regulations.
The applicant has provided two baseline vegetation inventories, one conducted
in 1980, the second in 1981. The 1980 survey did not sample pre-mine
vegetation communities, but selected "reference areas" and sampled within
these "reference areas". The 1981 survey sampled affected areas and reference
areas for Pinyon-Juniper, and grassland communities. The applicant has
provided information on cover, productivity, woody plant density, species
composition, and a vegetation map.