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Apparently, the entire area in question including the "James Martin Property" and <br />the small WFC inclusion has been reclaimed for several years. The 2005 aerial <br />color photo base of Map 2.05.4(2)(e)-l, clearly shows what appears to be a <br />roughly square area of approximately 35 acres previously approved as Irrigated <br />Pastureland, which includes the subject portion of the "James Martin Property", <br />as well as the small WFC owned inclusion. <br />We have several requests regarding this area: <br />a) Please clarify ownership of the area in question and amend sub-section <br />11.0 accordingly. <br />b) Please provide documentation of landowner notification/consultation <br />pursuant to Rules 2.05.5 and 4.16.3, for inclusion in the appropriate section <br />of the permit. <br />c) Please include narrative explanation regarding initial reclamation and <br />irrigation management practices applied to the parcel to date. When was the <br />parcel most recently irrigated and what is the present status of the stand? Is <br />stand renovation or interseeding with dryland species warranted or planned? <br />24. A number of the terms describing postmining irrigated land types in subsection <br />2.0 of Section 2.05.4(2)(e), on page (e)-2 of the Redline text version seem to be <br />incorrect, based on our understanding of the amended land use designations. <br />"Cropland" at the end of the 3rd sentence should be "Pastureland Irrigated Hay". <br />"Irrigated cropland" in the 4`h sentence should be "Pastureland Irrigated Hay" and <br />"pastureland" that immediately follows should be "Pastureland Irrigated Grass". <br />"Irrigated Pasture Fields" in the sixth sentence should be "Pastureland Irrigated <br />Hay fields". <br />Please amend the wording as appropriate for clarity and consistency. <br />25. Toward the end of narrative sub-section 2.0, there is reference to irrigated pasture <br />being an important postmine vegetation type. A subsequent sentence states that <br />irrigated pasture will be established on areas identified as hayland in the baseline <br />vegetation studies. Clarity would be improved if it were stated that irrigated <br />pasture would be established on areas identified as irrigated hayland and irrigated <br />pasture in the baseline vegetation studies. Also, based on our understanding of <br />the reclamation plan and site observations, we believe the postmining irrigated <br />pastureland type (or Pastureland Irrigated Grass) as it is referred to in most of the <br />amended text, is actually more similar to the many of the premining Pastureland <br />Irrigated Hay sites, than it is to many of the premining Pastureland Irrigated Grass <br />sites. The reclaimed irrigated lands are consistently irrigated, fertilized, and <br />typically hayed. Soil salvage and replacement is conducted in a manner to restore <br />the original site production potential, the seedmix contains alfalfa as well as <br />grasses, and PR-6 amendments will allow for periodic interseeding for stand <br />15