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Re vege[aiion Monitoring Revegeta tr on monrto a ng of permanently re vege to ted areas was conducted during the summer of 1999 by ESCO AssocraCes, Inc. The 1999 annual revegeta[ron monitoring report is submi[tetl as a separate document IESCO and SCC, 2000). Grazing Long yearlrngs grazed in Che Wadge Pasture antl [he Pecoco Pasture during 1999. On May 15, 152 head were placed in the Pecoco Pasture. On July 15, 200 head were placed in the Wadge pasture. On July 8, all cattle were moved off the Pecoco pasture. On September 12, ail cattle were moved off the Wadge pasture. This grazing scheme resulted in 127 animal unit months (AUMS of grazing in the Wadge Pasture, and 104 AUMS of grazing rn the Pecoco Pasture. Based on 1999 Wadge Pasture sampling data, the annual produc cr on was 2724 pounds per acre on 300 acres, resulting in 1008 AUMS available. The result rng utilization in the Wadge PasCUre was 12.5 percent. The resulting utilization for Che Pecoco Pa state 11564 lb./acre production (1998 da[al, 210 acres, 405 AUMS available) uas 26 percent. Srnce SCC must haul water [o the cattle rn the Wadge Pasture this pasture is not u[rllzed as much as the Pecoco Pasture which has live water. In 1999, SCC changed the Wadge pasture Ee nce to include stock pond N29 a[ the lower wolf Cce ek tech imed area. Assumptrons: 1 long yearling = .R AUM, requiring 648 pounds of forage per month. One AUM requires S10 pounds of forage. Ch ronologtcal His mry of Revege[atron Areas revegeta[ed from 1977 through 1995 a[ the Seneca IL Mine ate shown on Ex hrbit 95.4, Ch ronologrcal Hrs[ory of Re ve ya [a Iron Actrvr[res rn the 1995 Annual Reclamation Report, SCC 1596. Areas re vege to [ed durrny 1997, 199P and 1999 are shown on drawing 5299-4. .Se dimenia[1on Pond Surveys SCC is reyurred by Permit C'-60-005 to monitor sedrmen[ation ponds for sediment storage capacrcres in TR-I5, C014G approved the followrnq frequency schetlule to conduct sediment surveys for the ponds a[ Seneca I1 Mrne. i 5