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not uncommon for the water to be turned on for ten days or more to totally cover the <br />acreage. Porosity of the soil also plays a big part in how long a watering set will take and <br />how long a field may be. <br />According to recent calculations performed by NRCS (See Attachment 2.05.4(2)(e) -7), 60 <br />shares of water would be needed to irrigate 97.5 acres of Morgan property using sideroll <br />sprinklers. This is based on years of NRCS experience in the area. There are a number <br />of variables that are taken into account when determining this ratio, however, the most <br />important item is the management. This results in a ratio of 1.62 acres per water share in <br />the CC Ditch. Based on this ratio, 66.4 shares would be needed to irrigate the entire <br />Morgan property in the permit area (107.96 acres). <br />• As of April, 2010, Morgan has leased 62 shares of water (or whatever is necessary) to <br />WFC to irrigate all of their property within the permit area. The lease addendum letter <br />concerning the additional water is included in Attachment 2.05.4(2)(e) -7. Therefore, the <br />entire Morgan -owned area in the permit will be reclaimed as Irrigated Cropland (IC) and <br />all areas within the Morgan property will be considered prime farmland. WFC will replace <br />all topsoil in the entire property to its original depth. See revised Section 2.05.4(2)(d) <br />Topsoil Redistribution. All soils replaced on this property will meet the prime farmland soil <br />specifications outlined in Section 2.05.4(2)(d). <br />5) The parcel of 29.36 acres in the extreme southeast corner of the permit area, which is now <br />owned by Western Fuels As of the start of 2008, this parcel has not yet been reclaimed since it <br />contains the overburden main stockpile for the mine. <br />• This tract was originally classified as Irrigated Pasture (IP) in the pre -mine land use but no <br />water came with the WFC purchase of this tract and none is allocated for future use. <br />• Portions of the tract were "Flood Irrigated" in the past. <br />• WFC wants to reclassify this land as Dryland Pastureland (DP) since there is no water <br />available for irrigation. <br />This 29.36 acre area will be graded to a very mild slope which will be planned for future irrigation, <br />if any future landowner decides to irrigate the property. This slope is expected to be 2% to 4 %. <br />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 />PR -06 June 2010 2.05.4(2)(e) -11 <br />