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p.3 <br />3 .1 Cropland - Irrigated Alfalfa Hay fIC) These areas will have 100% alfalfa which are well- <br />managed, irrigated consistently and harvested. These lands have primarily prime farmland soils, <br />?,qy,..c?'°.. ..?.?-;e.'ti`nN ..ginri-c:.w •. ?... ?,y x,.e. ..,,,?.«.ty:".:.r,..' .. <br />as determined by the NRCS in 2008. See discussion in?S.e_,ef?or ,0. 3 on Pme arr J-a An <br />Pre Fan??"'n?aridSoils <br />3.2 Pastureland - Irrigated Grass (IP1 These areas are primarily grasses but are not as well <br />managed as Pastureland - Irrigated Hay, have poorer soils and do not yield as much, vegetation. <br />These areas are either baled or grazed. <br />3.3 Pastureland - Irri ated Swales IPS These areas are generally low lying areas which drain <br />irrigated fields around them. They are not directly irrigated but usually have substantial water from <br />the surrounding fields. They can have wetland plants and these area are not managed or baled. <br />?.? <br />3.4 Dnrland Pasture (DP) These areas are restored d a cl?area fhatwere pre- vio__uslysag' ris_ E <br />":r'an I n(farid have extensive shrub cover but few trees and herbaceous cover. Sagebrush was <br />C ?-. ng <br />k! _,the predominant shrub in the pre-mine rangeland.' <br />3.5 Rangeland - Undisturbed (R-U) These areas are natural dry rangeland areas that have not <br />been disturbed. This is a minor portion of the permit area. <br />s <br />gN <br />3.6 Potential Cropland (PC) This is a post-mining land use category (PC) for areas or fields <br />where the majority of the soils are prime, but there is inadequate water for irrigation to allow for <br />high yields associated with prime farmland. In such cases, all soil handling procedures will meet <br />the requirements for prime farmland soils outlined in Section n? 4 21fd),wEVer, a lands will <br />be restored to` ofenti c opla is jpsc-w ? s;amudu.- tax a? ,aa?u l <br />,' <br />bond relea ed on meeti a i andling farmland soils and <br />all the vegetation requirements of dryland pasture. f.;?a : ebond,rel'easgwafertauat[abi fob <br />iciof_ eselands the landowner could restore Irrigated Cropland use to these areas.-If this <br />were to be done, the lands would regain their status as prime farmland. <br />00-1\ <br />3.7 Developed Water Resource - Ponds P These areas are.m ine, ponds or res, ored"ponds that <br />will generally be used for stock watering during grazing in or nearby to irrigated pastures or <br />d land pastures. <br />NO <br />v V\ <br />PR-06 Oct 09 2.05.4(2)(e) - 9. r - , C\