2010-03-26_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981008

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4 ,2Q, 1 r" . map unit areas south of BB Road, on irrigated NRCS ina own lte 2007 and early 2008 Concerns were raised by property owners and he regarding the soil handling practices being employed on these high quality agricultural soils. A February 11, 2008 memorandum from NRCS soil scientist David Dearstyne (permit Attachment 2.04.9 -10 -2) emphasized the fact that both the Barx and Darvey soil types that are the primary components of the 98E map unit are prime farmland soils, despite certain erroneous information from o sued S the S Mi publication g Are g pH soil values, and despite the fact that the Darvey not Survey. Based on Mr. Dearstyne's letter and sources owith inform he ope (ator observations, as well as further corresp ondence/discussion landowners and NRCS staff), the Division determined that it was critical that soil handling practices within the portion of the pe the two lift op ra R io without delay. 2700 Road (dominated by 98E soils) revert to a 2008 and These operational changes were implemented in the field in February incorporated into the approved permit within Technical Revision No. 57 (TR -57), approved in March 2009. ------`� ~ ondence and discussion with NRCS staff and Based on site . observations, corresp landowners, and permit iriforination, it is cleat "that sigmficant,.porhons.. of the organ property, which are dominated by the 98E soils, are currently irrigated or were,irrigated in the recent past prior to riiine chsturbance It appears likely that a substantial portion a r t within the permit -area, located southwest of the of the 107 96 acre Morgan:p y corner 27 8E} :Road and "BB' Road; °would qualify. as Prime Farmland, based on the . irrigated, production. crop, resence of prime farmland. soils, and historic and ongoing s to Within the permit applicatiownarrative as de The permit narrative also Comm is to the entire Morgan „acreage as Prime Farmland _p r .._...::.. soil salvage, replacement, and handli ng practices that conform with PriYne p g, P p y Farmland soil handling t or o requiremens `f thse , ortions of the Moran ro ert 1 disturbed after January 2008, . ;along ; with practices to ensure and demonstrate replacement of adequate topso� and "suitle :overburden subsoil on those fly, the Morgan property that had been< disturbed prior to.. the, end of January �.) (,) .. _ .-., amended reclamation, plan narrative on page 2 05 4 2 e 19C includes the comm itment xhat " nor to submittal of Phase II or Phase III bond, re ease, the,pernut will be revised , +o,a =iI f,�ra use west of 2700 Road and sout ill,Y eteta lrria ed Crouland success standard nM indicates tr-eaieo � However, close reading of the various rder N letters and memoran a an associated documentation indicates that no formal determination has been made as to whether the entire extent or only some portion of the 98E map units on the Morgan property meet the Prime Farmland historic use /adequate irrigation water supply criteria. 111 0Y-r }