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RULE 4 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS <br />The four species will contribute to the structure and stability of the postmining vegetative community to <br />insure that the postmining land use as addressed in Section 4.16, Post-mining Land Use, will be sustained. <br />The seed mixture in Section 2.05 on Table 2.05-7, Reclamation Seed Mixture, contains the desired <br />species to achieve the goal of species diversity in the postmining area. The seed mixture contains <br />31 species of grasses, forbs and shrubs capable of establishing a postmining vegetative community of the <br />same seasonal variety and lifeform as the premine area. The species are adapted to the soils and moisture <br />conditions to be encountered throughout the post mining area and are capable of supporting the desired <br />postmining land use. <br />4.15.9 Revegetation Success Criteria: Cropland <br />Colowyo does not plan to return any of the mined area for use as cropland; therefore, the requirements of <br />this Subsection are not applicable to Colowyo. <br />4.15.10 Revegetation Success Criteria: Previously Mined Areas: <br />Areas to be Developed for Industrial or Residential Use <br />Colowyo does not plan to develop any areas to industrial or residential use; therefore, the requirements of <br />this Subsection are not applicable to Colowyo. <br />Rule 4 Performance Standards 4.15-12 Revision Date: 10/27/10 <br />Revision No.: MR-103