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• Discussion of Reclamation Areas <br />Exhibit 22-1 shows all disturbed and reclaimed areas for the New Horizon 1 site. <br />Permit area 1 is 101.79 acres in size and has 51.9 acres of disturbed area. The area <br />was reclaimed in 1978-1990 using Seedmix 1. Only 6 inches of soil was available for <br />reclamation. Slopes are from 0-10%. This disturbed area is called Vegetation Sampling <br />Area A-1. The post-mining land use of this area is rangeland. This area was disturbed <br />pre-law and falls under Regulation 4.15.10. <br />Permit Area 2 is 103.57 acres in size and has 77.0 acres of disturbed area plus two <br />small pond areas (Ponds 1 and 6) which total no more than 4.6 acres. The pond <br />areas contain cattails and generally contain water, therefore, they will not be part of <br />the vegetation study area for bond release. The disturbed area of 77.0 acres is <br />therefore designated as Vegetation Sampling Area 1-B. Permit area 2 area was <br />reclaimed in 1978-1990 using Seedmix 1. Less than 6 inches of soil was available for <br />• reclamation. Slopes are from 0-10%. Since this area was planted during the same <br />time frame as Permit Area 1 and had the same seed mix, with identical slopes and <br />elevations, these two areas will be considered as one vegetation sampling unit (LMU). <br />The post-mining land use of this area is rangeland. This area was disturbed pre-law <br />and falls under Regulation 4.15.10. <br />Permit area 3 is 94.59 acres in size and has 67.9 acres of disturbed area restored to <br />dryand pasture and 6.39 acres restored to irrigated hayland at the request of the <br />Garvey family, who own the property. The 67.9 acre area is divided into one area <br />10.34 acres and another of 57.61 acres. Both areas were disturbed by Peabody Coal <br />post-law. Peabody did initial reclamation of the 10.34 acre and the 57.61 acre area in <br />1991-1992 using seed mix 5. WFC disced & reseeded the 57.61 acre area in 1993 <br />with seed mix 5 due to poor growth. After poor growth in 1994, WFC reseeded and <br />irrigated the 57.61 acre area in 1995 using seed mix 5. The area was also irrigated in <br />1996. No additional work was ever done on the 10.34 acre area after its initial <br />seeding. Soil of 10-15" depth was available for reclamation. Slopes are from 0-6%. <br />• Revised 6/10/00 22-12 <br />