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contains a 21.0 acre area of D70B (Barx) soil which was mapped by Peabody for the original permit <br />application. This area is not mapped as Barx soil under the NRCS mapping for the area, as shown <br />on Map 2.05.4(e) -1. Under the NRCS mapping, only 1.19 acre area of Soil 15 (using NRCS <br />naming) just barely extends into the permit area as shown on Map 2.05.4(e) -2. Soil 15 could be <br />considered prime farmland soil. These areas could have been considered prime farmland, but after <br />Dean Stindt did an inspection of the property in 1992, he concluded that there was not adequate <br />supply of water nor was it historically managed to a high degree for this area to be considered <br />prime farmland. These areas' are both covered in the area that NRCS soil scientist Dean Stindt <br />evaluated for the prime farmlands in his letter of October 14, 1992. See letter and map in <br />Attachment 2.04.9 -6. Since the Stindt letter was based on a personal site visit and written <br />evaluation, and he determined that no prime farmlands were present, and since both of these <br />potential areas were in his area of study, WFC believes that this evaluation is still valid for this area. <br />There was no special handling of the soils in this area based on these findings. <br />In the remaining area that was later added to the permit but still south of BB Road and east of 2700 <br />Road, no soil mapping shows any prime farmland soils. <br />2) Morgan fields south of BB Road and west of 2700 Road <br />The fields southwest of the intersection of BB Road and 2700 Road have sufficient prime farmland <br />soil (98E) such that the entire area of fields is considered prime farmland soil (total of 107.96 acres <br />disturbed). These lands are iowned by Morgan. Based on the fact that all requirements in the <br />definition (Rule 1.04(95)) are met, the 107.96 acres of Morgan property (all Morgan property in the <br />permit area) is recognized to be prime farmland. As is seen from Map 2.04.9 -1, some soils in these <br />fields are not prime, but all fields in this area are considered to be prime farmland. Although <br />Western Fuels mined the eastern portion of these areas prior to the prime farmland designation, <br />all lands on the Morgan property within the permit area that are disturbed by mining will be restored <br />to prime farmland standards. <br />These lands are owned by Morgan. As is seen from Map 2.04.9 -1, some soils in these fields are <br />not prime, but all fields in this area will be considered as such for reclamation. Although Western <br />Fuels has mined the eastern portion of these areas prior to the prime farmland soils designation, <br />(Revised July 2010) 2.04.9 -13 <br />