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• <br />Section 2.05.4(2)(e) <br />9 , <br />Revegetation <br />1.0 Introduction <br /> <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 />y; 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. While all of the irrigated pre-mine <br />lands were irdifloo x -j Ater asing gravity flow, WFC intends to use sideroll irri in g gation much <br />of the restored lands which is more efficient. Wild flood irrigation means t ater was simply <br />allowed to flow over the land at will and some areas received more moisture_than others. There <br />wasTap"rrowoo_ <br />UM, tfods`ritfol6ng twedi$butior? Some areas may <br />. -. actually remain relatively dry due to slight elevation rises. The siderolls 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 />concerns over water availability to sustain irrigation after bond release, some p_ceviousfy, <br /> <br />f to The NRCS allsso re-evaluated the soils in the permit area and identified certain soils as <br />?`TC <br />T'r <br />R-06 Oct 09 2.05.4(2)(e) -1 PYQ } ° `bh