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<br /> marking it with wooden posts painted red and will then reclaim the sediment pond <br /> with 20 inches of the initially removed topsoil, leaving the rest for incorpor- <br /> <br />• ~ ation into the totnl reclamation plan. <br /> In order to meet the requirements for establishing revegetation success <br /> criteria for Blue Flame Coal Mine we adopt the success criteria the Division has <br /> provided. Hlue Flame Coal Mine is grateful for your help. <br />~ <br />~; Re vegetation Success Criteria <br /> A. The standard for herbacious cover is 308 to be measured either by ocular est- <br />.v <br />X imates using a one meter square cover quadrant or by the point intercept <br />o '" <br />method. <br />~ <br /> + B. 'f he standard for herbacious productivity is 500 pounds per acre of dry bio- <br />~ , <br /> mass measured ti~rough the use of the harvest method via one cubic meter quad- <br /> <br />~Y r:ants. <br /> ~ <br />~ C. The standard for woody plant density is a minimum of 600 stems per acre. <br />t D. Ttie standard for species diversity using species composition approach is as <br />1~ listed bc,low: <br /> Species Requirement* <br /> Grasses <br /> Cool Season 2 <br />• Warm Season 2 <br /> Porbs 2 <br /> Shrubs 2 <br /> * No sir~yle species shall be represented by more than, 408 relative cover or <br /> less than 33 relative cover. Once again, Blue Flame Coal Mine appreciates <br /> lour help in this matter. <br /> SEDI[~MP POND <br />The sediment lwnd used to store surface drainage from the disturbed aree <br />shall ba maintained until the disturbed area leas been rec].a.imed, herbaceous cover <br />on the revegetated area is at least 902 of the cover of the referenced area, pur- <br />suant to Rule 4.15.7(2), with 902 statistical confidence for herbaceous vegetatior <br />c~imunities and 802 statistical confidence for wY>oc9y vegetation carmmities, or <br />until the untreated drainage from the disturbed area ceases to contribute addition <br />suspended solids abova natural conditions and the qua7.i.ty of the untreated draina~ <br />fran the disturbed area meets the applicable State and Federal water quality starn <br />and requirements for receiving streams. <br />L•~ advisEd that BLUE FALME COAL, Pg1tJE ~micn is all referenced regarding to <br />soiling at ~~ 2 to 1 ratio. These references should read 3 C~ 1. <br />. '1'l,c ,lapth nE thr topsoil to be. turn,~d ever the sedvrrnt pond area when <br />this area :s finall;~ reclr,in~~c3 will closely approximate the depth of the topsoil <br />before 9isturbance. BLUE i7 1hlE COAL h17NE carmits to storing this topsoil, reveae <br />tating it, and rc`ainina it ;with the use of a sirk~.il rctentirn bcnn, so that it rte <br />be used during reclarrution to refill the srtl.i.m~nta'.ion pond. <br />