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1 <br />1 <br />disturbed soils will be analyzed after backfilling and grading <br />t are completed to determine if any amendments are necessary. <br />' The topsoil to be imported will be analyzed prior to importa- <br />lion. <br />' 2.04.10 Vegetation Information <br />' The vegetation surrounding the disturbed area is pri- <br />' warily mountain brush, dominated by sagebrush, snowberry, ser- <br />viceberry and chokecherry. Along Fourmile Creek riparian vege- <br />' ration dominates. On the south side of Fourmile Creek there <br />are two additional vegetation types: Aspen shrubland and aspen <br />' woodland. <br />The only vegetation type that will be sampled is the <br />1 mountain brush type. A small area near the mine fan may have <br />' been riparian vegetation. This area makes up such a small por- <br /> lion of the permit area (less than 0.1 acres) that it won't be <br />' quantitatively sampled. <br /> The objective of this Rule is to define the baseline <br /> i <br />i <br />d <br />i <br />d <br />d <br /> on, woo <br />es <br />vegetat <br />on parameters (cover, pro <br />uct <br />y spec <br />en- <br />' sity and species composition) prior to mining within the vege- <br /> ration community. However, in the case of the Sunlight Mine, <br />' the quantitative definition of the above parameters is not <br /> possible since the mine has been in existence since the early <br />' ' <br /> s and all the land has been disturbed prior to the enact- <br />1900 <br />t went of these regulations. Consequently, a sampling program <br />must be undertaken at the site that defines the baseline con- <br />' ditions of the area that has been disturbed. <br /> <br />1 <br />