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If mining in the area of the house and outbuilding is, in fact, to occur, please describe the timing and method of their demolition and debris handling. Presuming that, as mining progresses to each successive phase, the pit becomes larger (and does not result in a series of small pits), will the ramp road into the pit change location? Will there be an attempt to limit disturbance to the pit floor th previously mined phases so that "phased reclamation" can occur, to the pit floor and not just the pit wal Is? Exhibit E -Reclamation Plan You state that there are tvvo post-mining land uses for the reclamation of this site: rangeland and wildlife habitat. [s there to be a distinct and separate reclamation plan for each of these two uses, to be implemented on separate areas of the site? This is not clear, mostly due to the labelled "wildlife habitat azea" shown on a portion of the maps. You state that reclamation is to create "proper wildlife habitat" and that you are working with the CDOW on this. Our office has recently received the CDOW wildlife statement, in which it is recommended that shrubs be planted on the site. Aside from the row of sumac shrubs in the living snowfence, there do not appear to be any further wildlife enhancing shrubs planned. Also, you state that 12 acres of "desert grass" has been planted and will be maintained on the site, but it is not clear where this is or how it will be maintained if disturbed by mining. Please explain how you are implementing CDOW recommendations, planning for wildlife habitat, and where it will be on the site. (I am enclosing a copy of the CDOW response hereto, for your information.) You state that topsoil will be protected while it is stockpiled by the sowing of seven pounds of western wheatgrass. Please clarify if that figure refers to the total weight of seed, the weight of just the pure live seed, or the rate (per acre, for example) of the seed to be planted. At this time, it is not clear how many acres of stockpiled topsoil surface there will be, or how heavily those seven pounds of seed are to be spread. Please clarify. There are seemingly conflicting statements regarding the use of fertilizer in the revegetation plan. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (MRCS) does not include it on their recommendations (which you said you will follow); elsewhere it is stated that fertilizer will be applied if a soil test indicates it is needed; and another reference states that it will simply be applied at a specific rate (40# N, 40# P). Please clarify these statements. The seeding rates you included for the reclamation seed mix are not consistent with the application rates shown on the NRCS "Grass Seeding Planned" form. You have apparently used the full rates for each species, without reducing each of them to their respective proportions when combined with other species. (A total seeding rate of 36 pounds per acre is too high.) Please refer to column number 3 of that form, and clarify what seeding rates you are committing to. There are a couple of errors th your list and the NRCS list of seed variety names. Since I will use the same seed types in my reclamation cost estimate, I need to ensure the correct name. I believe that it was intended to include these named seed varieties: the first one should be "Bozoiski" Russian wildrye; a choice may be made on the second one, either "Arriba" or "Barton" Western wheatgrass; the third one should be "Critana" Thickspike wheatgrass (unless "Secar" Bluebunch wheatgrass is desired, though that is a different species); the last one appears clearly to be "Jose" Tall wheatgrass. Please verify what is desired, and confirm the correct names. A final comment I have about the seed mix is the lack of any forb or legume species (besides the lack of any shrub). Far diversity, soil enhancement, wildlife value and forage value you may want to consider including a species from one or more of those classes of plants. Please comment. Please clarify the type of mulch you propose to use, the rate at which it will be applied (weight per acre), and method of spreading and anchoring.