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-� This issue was clarified in the Au gust 4, 2009 letter from Ji m Boyd of the NRC S to Dan Mathews <br />of the DRMS, which is also included in Attachment 2.04.946. basically, Jim Boyd states that prime <br />e this status <br />• ' -s <br />farmlands los if a ade quate and depend Able supply o f watee _ does not exist. <br />Therefore, all previous re ferences to pr ime farmland have now been ref erred to as prime farmlan <br />soils. Each individual parcel is then subject to evaluation t determine if it tru e definition <br />Qf prime farmland. WFC acknowle that all 98A and 98E soils are po tentigl primp farmlands <br />and all of these soils will be handled under the detailed topsoil st ' � <br />_ storage and <br />replacement procedures of this Section 2.04.9 and Section 2.05.4 2(d), as of February 2008, when <br />the determination of potential prime farmland was made by the MRCS. <br />As of February, 2008, the eastern portion of the Morgan fields in the permit area, which are in <br />r" <br />prime farmland soils (west of 2700 Road il. <br />It is also demonstrated that the subsoil placed in this area meets the suitability criteria outlined in <br />Table 2.04.9 -2. See Attachma_nt2.05.4(2)(d) -1 for Wa lsh Environmental Scientist and Engineers <br />Report. <br />- The following terms are put forth to further clarify the whole prime farmland issue: <br />• <br />10.3 Definition of Terms <br />1) Prime Farmland Soils - Soils that have the best physical and chemical characteristics and other <br />requirements necessary to produce sustained high yields of crops when proper management, <br />including water management, and acceptable farming methods are applied. In the case of the <br />permit area, this refers to any 98A or 98E soils identified, which include the Barx or begay soil <br />complexes. Although the 70B and D70B soils identified This term basically replaces all references <br />to prime farmlands in correspondence prior to August, 2009. Any designation of prime farmland <br />soils necessitates special stripping, handling and replacement procedures described later in this <br />Section. If adequate water is available and other requirements are met such as 0-6% slopes, etc., <br />these soils can result in prime farmland land (irrigated Cropland) use. <br />(• (Revised October 09) 2.04.9 -15 <br />