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i <br />L~ <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />During reclamation, a select mi::ture of the ab <br />species f~=r all =_vil units would be best suited to th <br />reclaimed site. It would not seem practical to =_e <br />plant-growth mediums that will result from stripping <br />sails of the three recegni~ed soil mapping units, sine <br />to be reclaimed ~iili have seasonably hich water tables <br />t~_rre of species common to the Altvan loam and the oth <br />mapping units would stand the greatest probability ^f <br />revegetatior.. <br />Because there is little topsoil avaisa6le from <br />series, it seems that the mi:<ing of surface sails fr <br />soil units on the permit area would 6e e::pected. The <br />would seem reasonable to assume a ground Cover after <br />of between 45 and ~5%. The lower percentage of gr <br />(from the 55 to b5% estimated far the non-Altvan <br />e;;pected due to the anticipated difference in soil t <br />mi:<ing and in accounting far drier sites on berms and <br />lines. <br />Anticipated yields on the current site has been e <br />be 1,90r] ihs.iacre on air-dry weight basi=_. <br />Agricultural crops such as tern, a:fal=a, grass <br />etc., have been common to the site. The evapotranspor <br />these crops could have resulted in high consumptive u=_ <br />since eraund-we.ter is ease to the surface curing so <br />growing season. Some ^f these ceps, corn and beet=_, <br />been irrigated. Crops like alfalfa and grass would <br />le=_s lively to he irrigated, but due to their- de <br />nature, water consumptior: could have been quite high. <br /> <br />we listed <br />resistant <br />regate the <br />he surface <br />the areas <br />A mix- <br />r *_wo soil <br />=_uccessfus <br />e Altvan <br />the two <br />fore, it <br />clamation <br />r.d cover <br />sail) is <br />tures on <br />per shorn <br />imated to <br />;, beets, <br />iticn from <br />> of water <br />of the <br />rouid have <br />lave been <br />i rotting <br />