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§2.05 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT FOR SURFACE OR UNDERGROUND MINING <br />ACTIVITIES --MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION AND RECLAMATION <br />PLANS. <br />2.05.5 Post Mining Land Uses. <br />(1) <br />(2) <br />Surface Coal Mining Activities. <br />(a) Not applicable. <br />Underground Mining Activities. <br />(a) Reclamation Plan: Post-mining Land Uses <br />The implementation of the detailed Reclamation Plan will restore <br />disturbed land to apre-disturbance use as irrigated hay crop. This will <br />be physically accomplished by the regrading of the area to create <br />approximate original contour, restoration of all drainage patterns to their <br />original function, reapplication of available topsoil and seeding of the <br />area with the appropriate seed mixture. Erosion will be controlled on <br />newly seeded areas through the use small contour furrows until the <br />revegetation has been sufficiently established. The land will also be <br />protected from noxious weeds and other biological processes such as <br />animal grazing. This is consistent with the prior and present land uses. <br />The areas in the bottom of the North Fork Valley and in the high <br />country of the surrounding region have high recreation values and <br />capacities to support recreational activities. <br />The proposed post-mining land use is consistent with the historical land <br />use of the disturbed area and responsive to stability and drainage <br />considerations. <br />(i) Agricultural planting mixtures, as outlined in Section <br />2.05.4(e)(ii), are to be used in valley bottom areas best <br />suited for cropland. <br />(ii) Pre-mining and post-mining land use will be the same. <br />TR-020 2.05 - 30 3/01 <br />