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Rule 2: Permits • • Natural reinvasion will establish shrub species on disturbed portions of pre-mined oak/pinyon pine communities. Shrubs will be reestablished by LCC in the other distwbed pre-mine community where pre-mine topography is restored. LCC proposes to establish grassland in the surface mine area. Post-mine topography of these areas is shown on Map 2.05.4-1. Topsoil will be salvaged from new road construction areas and stored in windrows adjacent to the roads or in a stockpile near the roads. After the roads are no longer needed, they will be scarified, topsoil replaced, and seeded with the appropriate seed mixture. Selection of plant species for revegetation is based on pre-mine species occurrence, establishment potential, growth characteristics, soil stabilizing qualities, livestock and wildlife palatability, commercial availability, and post-mine land use objectives. Redistributed soil and substrate properties, along with texture and water holding capacity, have also been considered. Characteristics of pre-mine vegetation communities are described in Section 2A4.10 and locations of these communities are shown in Map 2.04.10-1. A summary of the proposed post-mine communities is presented below for the surface disturbance areas. Reclamation of Roads • At the request of the landowner (see letter in Exhibit 17), haul roads will be retained as permanent structures at the site. Roads will be maintained at their constructed width, with existing safety berms reduced in size but left in place to the extent necessary to control run-off from roadways and allow forsediment control. Remaining light use roads which pre-date the mining operation will be left in their existing condition. Light use roads constructed during mining will be reclaimed in the same manner as access roads if they are no longer needed for servicing post-mining land uses. • TR-13 2.05-62 (Revised 12/8/04)