2008-07-02_PERMIT FILE - C1996083 (3)

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• 6.0 RECOMMENDATIONS AND BOND RELEASE CONSIDERATIONS Prior to December 2006, Bowie's permit reads as follows with regard to general revegetation considerations and bond release: "The Operator must determine the vegetation success of the Juniper Woodland and Mixed Shrub revegetated areas for cover and production by comparing the vegetation on the revegetated areas to reference areas. As part of the adequacy review, the Division stated (page 25, May 31, 1996 preliminary adequacy review) "It may be more appropriate to assign a technical standard at some point in the future. The Division is currently working on developing a method to calculate technical standards and when this becomes available, the applicant may want to apply for a revision to develop a technical standard that will more realistically represent the reclamation community that is likely to result. Until the DMG s regulations are changed to allow for application of a technical standard to replace a reference area comparison, the applicant accepts the DMG's f a wei hted avera a com arison method of determining success for the areas proposal o g 9 P seeded with the upland seed mix. The species diversity standard for disturbed areas seeded with the upland seed mix will be as follows. At least four perennial species will have a relative cover between 3% and 47%. Of these species, at least one will be a forb or shrub species. Applicable perennial grasses will be cool season species. Since the intent of the revegetation plan is to balance the grass forage production against the shrub cover needs of wildlife, no woody stem density success criteria shall apply to any of the reclaimed areas. Revegetation success standards for vegetation communities disturbed at the loadout are presented in the February 2001 Baseline Vegetation Inventory in Volume III, Tab 5", and appear as follows: F~ctended Reference Area Comparisons and Technical Standards (for Loadout Area) Revegetated Ground Current Annual Woody Plant Diversity !` n'hi Gover Production Density Standard Pasture 90% of 90% of N/A N/A Extended Extended Reference Area Reference Area Irrigated Hayfield N/A 90% of N/A N/A 3400 air dry #s/ac Orchard N/A N/A 90% of N/A 133 live fruit trees/ac Derelict 90% of N/A 90% of 3 P. Grasses & 1 P. Forb Extended 90 live trees/ac or Shrub Between 2 & 40 /° Reference Area Relative Cover Riparian /Wetland N/A N/A N/A N/A Residential /Ind. Fac. N/A N/A N/A N/A cC>$>ID~ ~>~>&>bc Ass®~nA7~s, INC. 18 Exhibit 5 -Vegetation Resources