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This table accounts for the adjusted permit area of 2009 and the various changes to the post -mine <br />land categories. These categories correspond to Map 2.05.4 -5 Post -Mine Vegetation /Land Use <br />Map and are further described below. <br />3.1 Cropland - Irrigated Alfalfa Hay IIC) These areas will have 100% alfalfa which are well - <br />managed, irrigated consistently and harvested. These lands have primarily prime farmland soils, <br />as determined by the NRCS in 2008. See discussion in Section 2.04.3 on Prime Farmlands and <br />Prime Farmland Soils, <br />3.2 Reclaimed Irrigated Pastureland IIP) These reclaimed areas consist of primarily grasses but <br />can have some alfalfa This reclamation land use encompasses the ore -mine land use type of <br />Pastureland - Irrigated Hayland (IPH) and Pastureland - Irrigated Grass (IP)- These The <br />Pastureland - Irrigated Grass areas are enerall no quite as well <br />managed as Pastureland - Irrigated Hay- tey have a lesser percentage of alfalfa. slightly poorer <br />soils and dew not yield as much vegetatio but <br />overall they are similar. The IPH areas were generally baled while the IP areas were generally <br />grazed. In many cases, the field may start out as an IPH field, but over time the alfalfa percentage <br />drops and the field becomes more like a Pastureland - Irrigated Grass field. Both of these ore - <br />mine areas are absorbed into the post -mine use of Reclaimed Irrigated Pastureland (IP) This <br />reclaimed land use tvoe is consistently irrigated, has been fertilized and is typically hayed although <br />g is also used extensively. For these reasons. the Reclaimed Irrigated Patureland (IP) land <br />use type is more typical of the ore -mine land use of Pastureland - Irrigated Havland (IPH) as <br />compared to the ore -mine land use of Pastureland - Irrigated Grass. Other factors also support <br />this conclusion such as the fact that alfalfa is an important component of the seed mix periodic <br />interseeding for stand rejuvenation is allowed and the approved reference area accounts for better <br />PR -06 May 2010 2.05.4(2)(e) -13 <br />