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• Seedbed preparation and reseeding of the disturbance area with an approved reclamation <br />seed mixture <br />• Application of interim site stabilization measures to prevent excessive erosion and soil <br />loss until an effective vegetative cover can be reestablished <br />• Site maintenance and monitoring through the end of the reclamation liability period or <br />until reclamation liability and bond release are approved <br />During the reclamation process, PSCM will utilize many of the same environmental <br />protection/mitigation measures used in other active operations to prevent potential adverse <br />environmental impacts. Drainage and sediment will be controlled using temporary disturbed area <br />collection ditches and sedimentation ponds; permanent diversion ditches; and localized use, as <br />required, of alternative sediment control measures (berms, straw bales, silt fences, etc.) until <br />effective drainage can be reestablished. Any berms constructed to contain small drainage areas <br />will be revegetated and may be left in place if the vegetative cover is effective and the berm is <br />stable otherwise they will be reclaimed. Regrading operations will be limited to the existing <br />disturbance area and those areas immediately adjacent to the undisturbed areas necessary to <br />provide for effective blending of regraded surfaces with the surrounding terrain. Fugitive dust <br />emissions will be controlled during reclamation by periodic watering of roads and active <br />reclamation areas. <br />3. NRCS recommendations: A comprehensive description of vegetation resources has been <br />included in the SMCRA permit application. <br />a. plant types: There are 15 cover types located within the PSCM permit area. These <br />cover types reflect the varied topography, aspect, water and riparian sources, soils and <br />soil parent material, and in some cases variability of agricultural or management history <br />of the area. <br />Vegetation and Non-vegetation Cover Types within the Peabody Sage Creek lline Permit .area <br />Cover Type Acres Percentage of Permit Area <br />Sagebrush Grassland 2,528.1 24.9 <br />Mountain Brush 2,245.7 22.1 <br />Mined and Reclaimed Land 1,969.4 19.4 <br />Improved Pasture/CRP 1,509.0 14.8 <br />Sagebrush/Mountain Brush Mosaic 810.9 8.0 <br />Cropland/Small Grains 375.7 3.7 <br />Non-vegetation (road, water, and <br />disturbance) 201.9 2.0 <br />Rock Outcrop 95.3 0.9 <br />Mesic Drainage/Riparian 308.9 3.0 <br />Western Wheatgrass/Alkali Sagebrush 62.7 0.6 <br />Steep Mountain Brush 35.9 0.4 <br />-15-