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land use designations and associated documentation, and revegetation plan <br />specifics have not yet been resolved. For this reason, the following stipulation is <br />imposed: <br />STIPULATION NO 16 <br />WITHIN 30, DAYS FOLLOWING ISSUANCE OF THE FINAL DECISION <br />FOR PERMIT RENEWAL NO. 5, THE PERMITTEE WILL SUBMIT A <br />PERMIT REVISION APPLICATION TO THE DIVISION THAT <br />INCLUDES. COMPREHENSIVE AMENDMENTS TO THE SITE <br />DESCRIPTION AND LAND USE, VEGETATION INFORMATION, PRIME <br />FARMLAND INVESTIGATION, REVEGETATON, POSTMINING LAND <br />USES, AND PRIME FARMLANDS SECTIONS OF THE PERMIT <br />APPLICATION. AT A MINIMUM, THE REVISION? APPLICATION WILL. <br />SUBSTANTIVELY ADDRESS ALL OUTSTANDING CONCERNS <br />IDENTIFIED BY THE DIVISION IN REVIEW LETTERS AND <br />MEMORANDA DATED DECEMBER 23, 2005, NOVEMBER 6, 2006, <br />DECEMBER 7, 2007, AND JANUARY 14, 2008. <br />IX. Protection of Fish; Wildlife and Related Environmental Values <br />A. Fish and wildlife habitat is a planned post-mining land use. The applicant has <br />selected appropriate plant species and distributions to benefit fish and wildlife <br />(4.18(5)(i)). <br />X. Operations on Alluvial Valley Floors <br />A. The Division has determined that there are no alluvial valley floors along Tuttle or <br />Calamity Draws by definition. Geomorphically, these draws are located in uplands <br />several miles northeast of the San Miguel River. The uplands are overlain by less <br />than ten feet of unconsolidated material, which has been classified as aeolian and <br />sheet wash material. (The depths of unconsolidated material are documented in <br />Appendix 6-1.) These draws would only have intermittent flow if it were not for <br />irrigation return flows and the areas are not naturally subirrigated. <br />These areas are flood-irrigated by waters acquired from a headgate on the San <br />Miguel River, located approximately 15 miles upstream. San Miguel River water <br />quality (TDS of 180 mg/1) is far better than that found in either Tuttle (TDS of <br />1200 mg/1) or Calamity Draws (TDS of 1950 mg/1). Water from Tuttle or <br />Calamity Draws could not be used for agriculture without very controlled <br />management. <br />The San Miguel River could support several potential alluvial valley floors. <br />However, since the mine areas are two-and-one-half to three miles upstream, the <br />44