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<br />-53- <br />Stipulation No. 23: <br />THE PERMITTEE IS REQUIRED T0: <br /> <br />A. SEED ALL REVEGETATION SEED MIXES BETWEEN AUGUST 15 and NOVEMBER 15 <br />AND APRIL 1 AND MAY 15. THIS DOES NOT PRECLUDE PROTECTION OF <br />REGRADED AREAS BY USE OF A STRAW OR OTHER MULCH DURING THE INTERIM <br />BETWEEN GRADING, TOPSOILING, AND SEEDING. <br />8. THE REVEGETATION SEED MIX AS PROPOSED IN TABLE 16 (REVISED 11/82) <br />WILL BE DRILL SEEDED AT THE RATE PROPOSED ON ALL SLOPES LESS THAN <br />3h :1 v. ALL OTHER AREAS WILL BE BROADCAST SEEDED AT A RATE TWO <br />TIMES THAT PROPOSED IN TABLE 16 (REVISED 11/82). <br />C. STRAW MULCH WILL BE APPLIED AT A RATE OF 4,000 POUNDS/ACRE, AND <br />CRIMPED IN PLACE. THE DIVISION SPECIFICALLY DISAPPROVES THE USE OF <br />ANY NURSERY CROP OR STUBBLE MULCH AT THIS TIME. _ <br />D. NO IRRIGATION METHODS WILL BE USED FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF REVEGETATED <br />SPECIES ON RECLAIMED LANG, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CROPLAND AREA <br />IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THE PURGATOIRE RIVER. <br />E. NO PESTICIDES OR HERBICIDES WILL BE USED ON REVEGETATED AREAS <br />WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE DIVISION. <br />F. T. HE PERMITTEE WILL CONDUCT A SOIL TESTING PLAN, EVALUATING THE <br />MAJOR SOIL NUTRIENTS OF NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS, AND POTASSIUM, PRIOR <br />TO SEEDING. RESULTS WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE DIVISION. AUGMENTED <br />FERTILIZATION WILL BE CONDUCTED AS REQUIRED BY THE DIVISION. <br />G. 7HE APPLICANT WILL SUBMIT A DISCUSSION OF THE METHODS AND CRITERIA <br />PURSUANT TO RULE 4.15.7 AND 4.15.8 BY WHICH REVEGETATION SUCCESS <br />SHALL BE EVALUATED AT THE ALLEN MINE. THIS INFORMATION SHALL BE <br />SUBMITTED TO THE DIVISION WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF PERMIT ISSUANCE. <br />THIS DISCUSSION MUST BE APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE DIVISION PRIOR <br />TO RELEASE FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. <br />At the Allen Mine there exists an extensive riparian (willow carry community. <br />The applicant has not addressed the reclamation of this area. The Division <br />views this community as a significant one, whose successful revegetation and <br />reclamation is essential to the attainment of the post~nining land use. In <br />order to comp]y with Ru]e 4.18.4(e), it is therefore a stipulation to the <br />permit that: <br />Stipulation No. 24: <br />THE PERMITTEE SHALL DEVELOP AND SUBMIT A REVISION CONTAINING A SPECIFIC <br />RECLAMATION AND REVEGETATION PLAN FOR THE WILLOW CARR RIPARIAN AREA. <br />THIS PLAN SHALL ADDRESS ANO DISCUSS, AT A MINIMUM, THE GRADING OF BANKS <br />ALONG THE PURGATOIRE RIVER, THE TOPSUILING OF THIS AREA, THE SEED MIX TO <br />BE USED, REESTABLISHMENT OF WOODY SPECIES ALONG THE RIVER, AND ALL <br />MEASURES TO RESTORE, ENHANCE, OR MAINTAIN THE RIPARIAN COMMUNITY. THIS <br />PLAN SHALL ALSO DEVELOP AND PROPOSE SUCCESS CRITERIA TO BE APPLIED TO <br />THE WILLOW CARR RIPARIAN AREA. THIS PLAN SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE <br />DIVISION NO LATER THAN 12 MONTHS AFTER PERMIT ISSUANCE. <br />