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Page 2 of 19 Is <br />decided by DRIVIS to be 1998, when the Adjacent Land (Benson <br />East, Benson West, Lloyd, Morgan and Johnson/WFC ) was <br />added to the Mine Permit <br />4. Irrigation water (Colorado Cooperative Company) share <br />distribution by land owner was discussed mine wide. <br />5. Post mine revegetation by land owner west of County Road <br />2700 was discussed. <br />6. Inches of water needed and sizing of a pressurized sprinkler <br />system to grow a successful (within the Standards of 1.84Ton <br />for 1s' cutting, set forth in the Approved Permit) stand of alfalfa <br />was discussed. <br />7. Production yield for first cutting of alfalfa was reviewed. 0 <br />8. Production yield for first cutting Irrigated Pasture grasses was <br />discussed. <br />9. A new Post Mine; Vegetation type; was discussed, An "Improved <br />Pasture" was kicked around to better describe what would be <br />planted west of County Road 2700. <br />Discussion and agreed upon plan for Discussion Topic 1-9. <br />Item 1: Prime Farmland Soils <br />Mr. David Dearstyne from the NRCS had reviewed the Western Fuels Colorado 1998 <br />Order 1 Topsoil Survey. Mr Dearstyne first presented to the members of this group his <br />qualifications as a soil scientist, the mission of the NRCS and the definitions of what <br />WFC Exhibit 9 <br />Page 2 of 19