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Section 2.05.4(2)(e) <br />Revegetation <br />1.0 Introduction <br />This revegetation plan details the methods and materials required to revegetate and stabilize <br />lands affected by surface mining at the New Horizon 2 area and the amendment area. This <br />revised plan for PR 06 in 2009 incorporates the changes required by the prime farmland soil <br />determination by the NRCS in 2008 and other changes to post -mine uses due to water <br />availability. <br />2.0 Postmining Land Use <br />The primary goal of the land restoration of the permit area is to utilize the available water to the <br />extent possible to restore irrigated lands. Other lands will be restored to dryland pasture or <br />rangeland, which was also extensive in the pre- mining use. W hile�,of th e irrigated pre -mine 1 <br />N � <br />lands were wilrc�`floQ i f- 7- :'using gravity flow, WFC intends to use sideroil irrigation in much C ,\ <br />of the restored lands, which is more efficient. Wild flood irrigation means the water was simply <br />allowed to flow over the land at will, and some areas received more moisture_than others. There' <br />Y <br />wassn`o gapipwsoaieko eds =control.�ng�ie ae��lis.utjon Some areas may <br />actually remain relatively dry due to slight elevation rises. The siderolis are very efficient in <br />providing a planned quantity of water equally distributed over a large area. <br />For the Permit Revision of 2009, the post- mining land uses and vegetation types have been <br />changed to reflect compliance with Rule 1.04. Where existing text refers to the past vegetation <br />studies of Section 2.04.10, these vegetation type names have not been changed. The reclaimed . (� <br />lands have been re- classified according to Rule 1.04 and have new names. A discussion of each <br />post- mining land use /vegetation type is included in-this section. Map 2.05.44 -5 has been revised <br />to show the new post -mine classifications of land use and vegetation types. Based on DRMS <br />bill to sustain ir ` previous y <br />concerns over water availability ation after bond release, some g <br />-dcr afe_d¢t [ atecf' . a ta�areas ::afire kieen conv_e[ eci n h r ®ve etafion plan fo dryfartcf <br />,::gD _ g.._� _. p . �.9 u' . <br />atrt The NRCS also re- evaluated the soils in the permit area and identified certain soils as <br />X� ; <br />PR -06 Oct 09 2.05.4 {2)(e) -1 io <br />