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irrigation may also be employed in the reclaimed area. The irrigation method in all irrigated pasture <br />reclaimed areas was flood irrigation prior to mining. <br />The expected application rate of water. Reference area - 10 shares of water to irrigate the <br />reference area of 6.81 acres. It is applied through a connector ditch from the CCC ditch. <br />The reclaimed area will receive approximately 1 share per acre if a side roll is used. If flood <br />irrigation is used, the same application rate as the reference area is used, which is 1.64 shares per <br />acre. <br />Plans for livestock grazing: The reference area will be grazed byW cows in late June, after any <br />vegetation studies are completed. The livestock will be removed by "the end of June, and the <br />reference area will not be further grazed by livestock during the growing season'. The reclaimed <br />area will be hayed in late June after any vegetation studies are completed. Winter grazing,by cows; <br />deer and elk occur on all areas. <br />Plans for haying: The reclaimed area is hayed in late June after any vegetation studies are <br />completed. The reference area is too small to hay, therefore, it is grazed to simulate the haying. <br />The contractor will be instructed to graze the reference area to this same degree. <br />Plans for fertilization: Fertilizer may be applied to the reference area and the reclaimed area but <br />must be done at the same time and the same rate per acre on both areas. The application rate will <br />be similar to normal practices in the surrounding area for irrigated pasture. The contractor will be <br />instructed that this practice must be followed. Fertilizer may not be applied every year. It will be <br />applied at the frequency that is normal good practice for the area and the soils, as determined by <br />NRCS. <br />3) The reference area is adjacent to the mine and contains many of the same soils which are <br />present in the reclaimed area. <br />4) The site has been inspected by the NRCS and found to be acceptable as a reference area. <br />5) Characterization of the reference area is as follows. <br />Revised April /09 TR58 <br />2.05.4(2)(e) -19D <br />7R -5 <br />Approved <br />13mayA <br />