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to grant an exemption from these requirements. This exemption applies <br />to the entire disturbed area 14.05.213)(a)1. <br />B. Surface Water and Groundwater Monitoring <br />1. On June 1, 1989, the Division approved a technical revision to suspend <br />hydrologic monitoring at the mine site. Information concerning ground <br />and surface water is located in Section 2.04.7 of the permit. <br />II. Toosoil <br />A. All topsoil that was salvaged during the mining operation has been redistributed <br />over the disturbed area in accordance with the reclamation plan. Information <br />about soil resources can be found in Sections 2.04.9 and 2.05.4 of the permit. <br />III. Sealing of Drilled Holes and Underoround Ooeninos <br />A. All exploration drill holes and monitoring wells have been sealed and reclaimed in <br />accordance with the permit. Information concerning the sealing of these explora- <br />tion holes can be found in Exhibit 9 of the permit. <br />IV. Backfilling and Grading <br />A. As noted earlier, Kaiser Resources has completed all backfilling and grading at the <br />mine site. A Phase 1 Bond Release was approved on November 19, 1990. <br />V. Revegetation <br />A. The Division has approved the use of introduced species in the reclamation seed <br />mix. The applicant has submitted information which shows that the introduced <br />species are desirable and necessary to achieve the approved post-mining land <br />use, and are not poisonous or noxious. Due to limited success of woody plants <br />(shrubs) and warm season grasses, approximately 60 acres of the reclaimed area <br />was reseeded with a Blue Grama, Sideoats Grama, Winterfat, and Rubber Rabbit- <br />brush mix. This was planted on top of the approved seed mix. <br />B. Methods to measure herbaceous cover and production, species diversity, and <br />woody plant density are discussed in Section 2.04.10, Tables 11 and 1 2, and <br />Exhibit 8. <br />Sample locations for cover and production will be randomly selected on reference <br />and affected areas by use of a numbered grid system (interval = 50 meters on <br />the ground) overlain on the vegetation map of the mine permit area. This in turn <br />will be overlain with the areas actually disturbed by mining. Arandom-numbers <br />table will be used to identify coordinates for the sample locations. Sample <br />10 <br />