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that Prime Farmland only exists if "the soil qualities, growing season, and moisture supply are those <br />needed for the soil to economically produce sustained high yield of crops when proper <br />management, including water management, and acceptable farming methods are applied." This <br />letter is attached to this section. <br />See Map 2.04.9 -1 and Table 2.04.9 -6 for all prime farmland soils identified in the permit area. <br />The areas of prime farmland soil in the permit area are discussed below: <br />1) There are 4.66 acres of 98A soil on the very north edge of the western WFC property, near the <br />floodplain of Tuttle Draw. This area was classified as Irrigated Pasture in the 1998 Pre -Mine Land <br />Use Study. Part of this area was excavated to construct a pond during 2007. The topsoil from this <br />excavation can be seen on Mao 2.04.9 -2. The area was determined to be contain prime farmland <br />soil by the NRCS. 6 ice WFe has moved the rr gatio i water ava 'able fro - n th prove ly (I _2 <br />shares) to a iothe v. operty north of the perm t area, a id s ce the ai ea of p , te fe 11 l ei Id soi i s <br />so sma th s area wil be reels red to di yland pasture a the so is wil be restored to <br />poteMisI will reclaim this area as Irrigated Pastureland under DRMS prime farmland <br />standards. <br />?Due to the Iona term presence of Pond 013 on <br />site the Irrigated Pasture area will be constructed on the east side of the area shown on the pre - <br />mine map. The final area of reclaimed IP in this area will be 3.79 acres. The total Prime Farmland <br />area will be 4.64 acres including area that is not disturbed as Part of mining. (See Maps 2.04.9 -2 <br />and 2.05.4 -5 <br />2) There are 87.11 acres of 98E mapped within the permit boundary on the Morgan property that <br />are considered prime farmland soils. The fields southwest of the intersection of BB Road and 2700 <br />Road have sufficient prime farmland soil such that the entire area of fields is considered prime <br />farmland soil (total of 107.96 acres). These lands are entirely owned by Morgan. As is seen from <br />map 2.04.9 -1, some soils in these fields are not prime, but all fields in this area will be considered <br />as such for reclamation. Although Western Fuels has mined the eastern portion of the area prior <br />to the prime farmland soil designation, all prime farmland soils on the Morgan property will be <br />restored to prime farmland soil standards. <br />3) In the area north of BB Road and west of 2700 Road, an area of 4.46 acres of 98E soil exists <br />on the northern edge of the Benson property. Although this soil is prime farmland soil, the land is <br />not considered prime farmland soil by the NRCS since it was not managed as cropland in the past <br />(Revisal Sept 09) 2.04.3 -18 <br />