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operator, and information regarding the NRCS prime farmland consultation and <br />determination is presented in the application. The application narrative on page <br />2.04.9-14 notes that the Barx soil series is listed as a prime farmland soil in the <br />region, "if the soil is irrigated by an adequate and dependable water supply.". The <br />Barx soil is a major component of Map Units 70B and D70B, and a secondary <br />component X30% of} Map Unit 9$E ?Darvey-Bari Complex, 0-3% Slopes}. <br />Based on comparison of Soil Baseline and Surface Ownership Maps, Unit 9$E <br />would appear to be the predominant soil type on the Morgan property in the <br />permit area. <br />Permit Attachment 2.04,9-6 is a letter dated October 14,1992, from the Norwood <br />District Conservationist for the Soil Conservation Service know NRCS}, The <br />letter includes the following statement: <br />There is no prime farmland within the boundary of the <br />proposed mine. One of the mapping units, Barx fine sandy <br />loam, has the potential to be prime if it is irrigated with an <br />adequate and dependable supply of water. Based on my <br />d ctober 13,199 visit to the site and experience with <br />available irrigation water supplies in this area, the Barx <br />unit is not prime. <br />2. The application narrative states that "70B and D70B were covered under the 1992 <br />letter. Soil type 98E is a resurvey of the original 70B soil type covered in the <br />1992 letter. Conslusion: there is no prime farmland soil types in the WFC permit <br />boundary". <br />The original Prime Farmland determination was made over 15 years ago, it was <br />based on NRCS assessment of available irrigation water supplies in the area, and <br />the NRCS soil survey for the area may have been revised since that time. For <br />these reasons, please contact the NRCS and request an updated letter for <br />inclusion in the application, addressing the presence of prime farmland <br />within the New Horizon Mine permit and adjacent area, based on the <br />current soil survey information and current assessment of available <br />irrigation water supplies. <br />Rule 2.05.3 5 To soil Removal and Stora e? Rule 2.05.4 2 c Reclamation Plan for <br />Removal Stora a and Redistribution of To soil and Subsoil <br />Summary of Applicable Regulatory Requirements <br />Rule 2.05.35} requires a narrative explaining the method of removal and the amount to <br />be removed and the plan for storage of topsoil, subsoil and other material...subject to <br />requirements of topsoil removal performance standards of 4.06.2. This narrative shall <br />specify the depth of material to be salvaged from all disturbed areas based on the soil <br />3