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• 3.1 Cropland - Irrigated Alfalfa Ha I'M These areas will have 100/o ° alfalfa which are well- <br />managed, irrigated consistently and harvested. These lands have primarily prime'Farmland soils, <br />as determined by the NRCS in 2008. See discussion in Fi 2 0 3roRP? ime Parri(ands-?nd <br />?.ri???a mtand So?ls? . <br />3.2 Pastureland - Irrigated Grass (IM These areas are primarily grasses but are not as well <br />managed as Pastureland - Irrigated Hay, have poorer soils and d6 ,not yield as much vegetation. <br />These areas are either baled or grazed. <br />3.3 Pastureland - Irrigated Swales (IPSW) 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 />f . <br />3.4 Dryland Pasture (DPj 1 se areas are restored G rd- TIME a e e prossagerGsl?. <br />rarrgge?dand have extensive shrub cover but few trees and herbaceous cover. Sagebrush was <br />A he predominant shrub in the pre-mine rangeland. <br />NOV <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 />3.6 Potential Cropland (PCj is a post-mining land use category (PC) for areas or fields <br />where the majority o e soi s 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 2.05.4(2)(d), however, the lands will <br />be restored t a C :o a d as t?se? <br />i is-acuall '" drylancf pastur(bP eclamation <br />bond release is based on meeting all the soil handling requirements for prime farmland soils and <br />I tht e vegetation requirements of drvland pasture a 6w eg-C amore t'- vaI(ab Ci for, <br />„A?-?.. __._ <br />atootese jandsfhe 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 />3.7 Developed Water Resource - Ponds LP) These areas are ni ponds or restored pads that <br />will g6nerally'be used for stock watering during grazing in or nearby to irrigated pastures or <br />dryland pastures. <br />l1? <br />02-11 <br />PR-06 Oct 09 2.05.4(2)(e) - 9