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6.6 Irrigated Cropland Interim Monitoring <br />For Irrigated Cropland (on Prime Farmland), interim sampling will occur in Years 5and 8 since Year <br />1 will have a green manure crop and Year 6 will have an annual oats /barley crop. Interim sampling <br />is not the same as the sampling required for a Phase 2 bond release. The interim monitoring is to <br />provide the Division, the landowner and WFC the information needed to assess the progress and <br />make any necessary adjustments, if needed. For the interim monitoring in Years 5 and 8, a <br />qualified professional will make assessment of the following items and provide the results in a <br />report, which will be submitted to the landowner and the Division: <br />A) Assess species composition to determine the approximate % alfalfa, % weeds, % oats /barley, <br />% annuals and % perennial grasses. This evaluation will be done immediately prior to the 1 cut <br />time frame in Years 5 and 8. <br />B) Make a determination if the following condition is met: at least 85% of the relative production <br />will be comprised of alfalfa. <br />C) If small bales are used (< 100 lbs.) in the harvest in these years, a minimum of 15 samples will <br />be randomly taken and weighed using a portable scale. No drying will be conducted. If the very <br />large bales are used ( >500 Ibs.), a minimum of 6 bales will be randomly selected and weighed, by <br />taking the bales on a truck for weighing at the truck scale at the local power plant or a nearby <br />gravel pit. If none of these are available, a scale will be rented to conduct the weighing. The bale <br />weights will be converted to a production per acre of the desirable species. The estimated hay <br />production will be reported in pounds per acre, be based on average bale weight, total bales in the <br />subject fields, and acreage of the subject fields. <br />Final monitoring for bond release will occur in years 9, 10, and 11. Final monitoring of Irrigated <br />Cropland will consist of evaluations to meet all requirements in the success standards. <br />PR -06 June 2010 2.06.4(2)(e) - 48 <br />