2010-02-18_REVISION - C1981008 (3)

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• Also, the 12 shares has been designated by Western Fuels for use on a A6arbY property and is not available for irrigation on this site. • For this reason, WFC is reclassifying this land as Dryland Pasture (DP). w b? -c 4L y taw ? r+ 74c O _c h ha-t- r'r r -C J C 15 K- C j f 4) The Morgan property south of BB Road and west of 2700 Road 'offfiV 95gaere that has been . !? FYI pb. N 9 ., 1?t4 ? designated in thefftEf F , , irr stac) a as arm ated F?astu=ay?r par;M??gafed Pastore: See the revised Map 2.04.10-1 Pre-Mine Vegetation, which includes an aerial image from 1998. Much of this parcel was previously flood irrigated and harvested as an alfalfa field. Prairie dog holes are evident in the middle of the field as well as some non-irrigated mounds but much of the field appears healthy. The western portion of the parcel shows in the baseline vegetation study as irrigated pasture where grass is the main component of the vegetation. It has been observed that the _., _..._._.__ '?o?rga?managemeni<=styli' for this field before mining _ commenced was to flood irrigate the field corru a e . :'._ nd furrow strip ht ran the length of the field. Typically, the watering would take place at the beginning of each harvest cycle. Massive amoun up to 70 shares of water or 2 CFS for the easte=22.89:? ? 1 ` acre field) were used and needed to traverse portions of the field. This is called Cse' 1 > w =F o `LridAr 9 and it is needed to push the water in the furrows to the furthest point in the field. The aerial photo indicates some of tie furrows were in excess of 1,280 feet. 'a ° o µ,: comae fothe watetQ`f? tucnetlk ono:t'err daj?sorr rnore? tatotallcoue .,>. - :mot _, h .- e'q Porosity of the soil also plays a big part in how long a watering set ill take I and how long a field may be. ?-' kx ? G-°. `? ? 9 ? ?c I ' ` • . PA Morgan has only leased 50 shares o wate t WFC t i r o o rrigate the post mine lands in the permit area.. The lease is included in Attachment 2.05.4(2)(e)-6. Based. on the calculations shown in Attachment 2.05.4.(2)(e)-7 to this Section, it is shown that the 50 shares are able to properly irrigate 60.10 acres of land tF s yin tt :R. a pro tT 8:-of ?g th?meree?ama ion period, 3 siceroll irrigafi'oit sysfems td the Morgans ant pay, for they ..?. - IN- ana stems .untie bortd rel?Ease"actjeedThe Morgans will also get all revenues from all sales of alfalfa hay during and after the bond release period. The layout of the 3 sideroll systems is shown on Map 2.05.4-5 Post Mine Vegetation.