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• be lost in dilution with broken sandstone. The SCS concurs with this approach (Appendix 4-5). The projected disturbed area is shown on Map 5-1. The areas of each soil map unit, the recommended stripping depth, and the total volume of available soil is shown on Table 4-7. Locations of soil stockpiles are shown on the Disturbance Map 5-2. Each soil stockpile will be seeded with the temporary seed mix given in the reclamation plan to control erosion (See Section 2.05.3(5)). Tables 5-2 and 5-3 have been revised to reflect the findings of the Walsh Study of February 21, 1983. Map 5-3 has also been revised to reflect information from the same study. Incorporating the above changes, Table 5-6 was updated to reflect the appropriate information. The original soils work was amended by the updated work provided in the February 21, 1983 Walsh report. This report has been provided in its entirety as a part of this permit per the agreement with the Division and outdated information was retained as appendices. The amounts of soil salvaged from the existing disturbed and areas proposed for disturbance will be sufficient to replace the projected depths of soil during reclamation. No selected overburden material is proposed for use as a soil substitute during reclamation. • 2.04.10 Ve~etatiOn WOI'Q18t10O During the initial permitting, the Carbon Junction Mine proposed to disturb five vegetation communities; mountain shrubland, pinyon juniper woodland, pinyon juniper caprock woodland, old field, and agricultural fields. Baseline vegetation sampling took place in several phases at the Carbon Junction Mine. Initial baseline vegetation information submitted with the permit application was not acceptable to CDMG. Prior to disturbance, additional baseline vegetation information was collected. In 1982, quantitative old field and agricultural vegetation information was collected by Pioneer Engineering and Pueblo Coal. During 1983, Western Resource Development collected quantitative information on three additional vegetation communities; mountain shrubland, pinyon juniper woodland, and pinyon juniper caprock woodland. Reference areas were selected and established for the mountain shrubland and pinyon juniper vegetation communities. A separate reference area was not established for the pinyon juniper caprock woodland, as this community was considered a phase of the pinyon juniper woodland. Separate revegetation success standards were to be developed for this community phase from the pinyon juniper woodland reference area. The old field was originally slated to be returned to a wheat field, where the agricultural production standards would apply. I 1 LJ Technical Revision 09 (v 1.0) 416 Revised 3/1998