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Section 2.05.4(2)(e) <br />Revegetation <br />1.0 Introduction <br />This revegetation plan details the methods and materials required to revegetate and stabilize <br />lands affected by surface mining at the New Horizon 2 area and the amendment area. This <br />revised plan for PR 06 in 2009 incorporates the changes required by the prime farmland soil <br />determination by the NRCS in 2008 and other changes to post -mine uses due to water <br />availability. <br />2.0 Postmining Land Use <br />The primary goal of the land restoration of the permit area is to utilize the available water to the <br />extent possible to restore irrigated lands. Other lands will be restored to dryland pasture or <br />rangeland, which was also extensive in the pre- mining use. While all of the irrigated pre -mine <br />lands were wild -flood irrigated using gravity flow, WFC intends to use sideroll irrigation in much <br />of the restored lands, which is more efficient. WWId- ( irrigation means the water was simply <br />allowed to flow over the land at will, and some areas received more moisture than others. There <br />was no gated pipe, furrows or other methods controlling the water distribution. Some areas may <br />actually remain relatively dry due to slight elevation rises. The siderolls are very efficient in <br />providing a planned quantity of water equally distributed over a large area. <br />Forthe Permit Revision of 3009 -2010 the post- mining land uses and vegetation types have <br />been changed to reflect compliance with Rule 1.04. Where existing text refers to the past <br />vegetation studies of Section 2.04.10, these vegetation type names have not been changed. The <br />reclaimed lands have been re- classified according to Rule 1.04 and have new names. A <br />discussion of each post- mining land use /vegetation type is included in this section. Map 2.05.4 -5 <br />has been revised to show the new post -mine classifications of land use and vegetation types. <br />Based on DRMS concerns over water availability to sustain irrigation after bond release, some <br />previously designated irrigated pasture areas have been converted in the revegetation plan to <br />dryland pasture. The NRCS also re- evaluated the soils in the permit area and identified certain <br />soils as primefarmland oils. Based <br />PR -06 May 2010 2.05.4(2)(e) -1 <br />