GENERAL55920

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 11/4/2003
• Doc Name: Coal Lease C-1362
• From: BLM
• To: Mountain Coal Company
• Permit Index Doc Type: Other Permits
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

11/04/200a 10:17 FAX [phone]J87 BLM/USFS ~ 015
'~ ~ Trial NO. C-1362
(REVI5fiD 3-9-95)
NO SDRPACS OCCIIPAtiCY STIPIILaTSON
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No surface occupnaey or nsa is~ allowed as the lands defined as a Wetland, a
Floedplaia, or a Riparian area except when a waiver, exception, or modification
(WEM) to this stipulation is granted. See W8M claue® below.

Wetlands, Floodglaias and Riparian Areas are defined as:
Wetlands: A Federal Manual which defines jurisdictional wetlands was
jointly developed by the U.S. Corp of Engineers, the Soil Conservation
Service, the Enviroameatal Protection Agency wad the U.B. Fish and Wildlife
Service. (January 1989) This definition is adopted. Sn general, wetlands
are defined by the preaeaee ef: permanent or seasonal water; water loving
vegetation; and soil characteristics- influenced by saturated conditions.
'All Chree of these coaditivna must exist is order to qualify as a wetland.
(Page III-54, Oil and Gas Leasing &IS)
Floodplaias: This is a strip of relatively smooth laced adjacent to 'a river
channel, constructed by the' present river is its existing regimen and
covered with water when the river overflows its banks. It is built of
. alluvium carried by the river dozing floods and deposited fa the sluggish
.water' out3ide.the iafluence,of.the swiftest current.' A river hoe Daly one
floodplaia but 'may have one of more terraces represeatiag.-.abandoned
floodplaias. (Page III-5o, oil and Gas Leasing SIS) ',
' Riparian Areas: Geographically delineated areas with, distinctive resource"
_ values and dharaeteristics~'thaL• are comprised •of the aquatic and riparian ,
eCOSystem5.(FSM; WO~ 2500-94-4.pg 17) They may be associated with' lakes,
reservoirs, estuaries, potholes, marshes, streams, bogs, wet meadows, wad
- •intermitteat .or permanent streams .where,•free wad unbound watez• is -
available.-(Page VIS-13, Oil wad Gas Leasing. sIS)' The•ripaziaa eaosys;ems
• are "transitional areas" between the aquatic'ecosystem and•the adjacent
terreatria7. ecosystem; identified by soil characteristics or diatinCCive
'vegetation communities, and are characterized by species and/or life forms
. that are different from those of the immediately surrounding ~aori-riparian
climax area. (Page III-52, Oil wad Gas Leasing 8I5} ,
The applicatloa of the definition for wetlands, .floodplains, wad riparian "
areas to ground conditions will determine whether the stipulation applies.
When £acilvties wad activities. associated with coal m~n;,,g must occur in
these areas, impacts to these areas will be minimized wad mitigated. roads
will cross streams at right angles wad aceesa across other areas subject to
this' stipulation will be held to a minimum.' Streams will not be
parallelled by roads through these areas other thaA to the extent necessary
for crossings. .
The width of adjacent. upland areas which will tome wader. .jurisdiatioa of .
this stipulation will be dependent oa slope steepness, wad the kind,
amount,' and location of surface and' vegetation disturbance. (The GMUG "
Amended Land.aad Resource •Mauagement Dian, Page Ii2-75 provides. guidelines
for these areas.)'
The following roads have been in exist'ance, for many years wad portions of
them traverse through riparian areas. The roads are deemec. necessary for