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<br />-30- <br />• Sti oulati on No. I2 <br />THE PERt9ITTEE WILL PROVIDE JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PROPOSED <br />STOCKING LEVELS FOR :JCODY PLANT SPECIES TO THE REGULATORY <br />AUTHORITY AND TXE REGULATORY AUTHORITY AND PERMITTEE FILL <br />DETERMINE ACCEPTABLE LEVELS WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER PEP..MIS <br />ISSUANCE. <br />The applicant ,gas measured woody plant density and species diversity, but has <br />not proposed a method to evaluate revegetation success for these parameters. <br />It is therefore stipulated: <br />Stipulation No. 13 <br />THE PERMITTEE AND TXE REGULATORY AUTHORITY WILL JOINTLY <br />DETERMINE A :METHOD AND STANDARDS FOR THE EVALUATION OF <br />:JOODY PLANT DENSITY AND SPECIES DI'JERSITY wITHIP! 90 DAYS <br />OF PERMIT ISSUANCE. <br />No threatened or endangered species of plants have been determine to exist at <br />the Munger Canyon site. <br />The Division is concerned with the ability of Salt Creek Efining Corporation to <br />reclaim the area Given the low annual precipitation. It is therefore stipu- <br />Zated: <br />Stipulation ,VO. 14 <br />TXE PERMITTEE SHALL DEVELOP AN ANNUAL REVEGETATION MONITORING <br />PROCRAf9 WHICH WILL MONITOR TXE SUCCESS OF REVEGiTAT_*ON EFFORTS <br />AT THE HUNGER CANYON SITE, TO SE APPROVED BY TXE REGU LA20RY <br />AUTHORITY WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER PERMIT ISSUANCE AND INITIATED <br />TXE SECOND YEAR AFTER TXE INITIAL REVEGETATION SEEDING. <br />fill. Fish and Wildlife - Rules 2.04.11, 2.05.6(21 and :.13 <br />Section 4.0` of Volume I and Appendix 1 of 7olume V of the application contain <br />the fish and wi_'d_'ife information pertaining to Munger Canyon. The applicant <br />has supplied the results of a site-specific wildlife study, along with materials <br />compiled 'rpm other studies. <br />Ffost of the disturbance related to the ,nine has already occurred. Phe planned <br />expansion of the disturbance will further impact a 1_'mited area. :dildlice habitat <br />in :4uncer Cannon has already peen af.`ected to nearly the maximum extent car the <br />'_i 'e of the mine, as indicated in the permit acplicaticn. <br />The area which the mine is _'ocaced in ,has been identi_'ied as mule deer winter <br />range. :"u1e deer tend to micrace diffusely _`rcm upland to Zowland areas in the <br />:vinter time, This results in hicher concentrations of deer in the canyon bortoms <br />durinc the winter. <br />• <br />