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The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Land Quality <br />• Division has published criteria to establish the suitability of material <br />for use as topsoil. The material proposed as topsoil substitute was <br />evaluated against the DEQ criteria and found to be a good material for <br />use as topsoil. The DEQ criteria for suitability is broken down into <br />classifications of good, fair, poor, and unsuitable. A summary of the <br />various parameters is: <br />• ~; DEQ "good" classification, 6.0 - 8.4; sample values 7.3 - <br />7.8 <br />• Conductivity; DEQ "good" classification, 0 - 4; sample values, <br />0.59 - 0.71 <br />• SAR; DEQ "good" classification, less than 6; sample values, <br />0.78 - 1.71 <br />• Texture; DEQ "good" classification, sl, 1, sil, scl, vfsl, <br />fsl; sample values, 1 <br />Based on this comparison of parameters, the material designated as <br />topsoil substitute or plant growth medium is deemed to be suitable for <br />use as topsoil. <br />Vegetation Information - Rule 2.04.10 <br />1. In lieu of rovidin site-s ecific ve etation information, the <br />a licant shou d rovide a descri tion of the recedin ve etation <br />communities erive rom SCS in ormation, surroun ing vegetative <br />communities, or other ermit a ication information which is <br />re evant. a escription s ou inc u e in ormation on species <br />composition, cover, productivity and woody plant density. <br />RESPONSE: <br />On July 30, 1984, Mr. Dan Lynn, District Conservationist for the United <br />States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, conducted a <br />• range condition inventory of the site to be used for surface facilities <br />at the planned Coal Gulch Mine. The results of his inventory are found <br />-33- <br />