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WFC <br />•----WFG­w to reclassify this land as Dryland Pasture Pastureland (DP) since there is no <br />water available for irrigation. <br />TheseThis 29.36 acre area will be graded to a very mild slope which will be planned for future <br />irrigation, if any future landowner decides to irrigate the property. This slope is expected to be 2 °/ <br />to 4 %. This can only be done after the overburden is removed for final reclamation. <br />All of these changes have been made to Map 2.05.4 -5 Post Mine Land Use and Vegetation. <br />In the version of the Mao 2.05.4 -5 prior to PR -06 an area of 6.73 acres on the Mel Staats <br />property in the southeast corner of the permit was labeled as "Irrigated Farmland Alfalfa <br />Haviand ". This area was incorrectly labeled on the map since the area was actually reclaimed <br />as Reclaimed Irrigated Pastureland (IP) years ago with the seed mix for this land use type. This <br />area was seeded in the year 1995. In fact. Met Staats had interactions with WFC over the Years <br />and attended the Phase 2 bond release and had no objections to the reclamation of the property. <br />Irrigated pasture is an important post -mine vegetation type, although dryland pasture is also <br />prevalent. In order to encourage "prompt establishment of vegetative cover and recovery of <br />productivity levels compatible with the approved postmining land use" (4.15.1(2)) - Reclaimed <br />Irrigated pastare Pastureland will be established on areas identified as- hayfand in the baseline <br />pre -mine studies as Pastureland - Irrigated Grass and <br />Pastureland - Irrigated Hay. The exceptions are the entire Morgan property and a small area on <br />the WFC oropertv which will be restored to tlrrigated e See Section 3.2 for a more <br />detailed description if Reclaimed Irrigated Pastureland The various plans for backffl ling, grading, <br />and topsoil redistribution (Sections 2.05.4(2)(c) and (d)) will provide the basis for the potential <br />productivity of the reclaimed lands. Upon meeting successful revegetation requirements for the <br />R eclaimed I rrigated pastnre Pastureland type and release of WFC's liability, these lands may be <br />converted to h igated I aglancl uses by the post nine and user or owner. <br />PR -06 May 2010 2.05.4(2)(e) - 9 <br />