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suppliers. Adjacent undisturbed stands will rapidly reinvade the reclaimed areas by means of plant <br />popagules (seed or extension of rhizomes). <br />Anticipated disturbance relates only to those activities necessary to the construction of the <br />diversion ditch. Salvaged topsoil will be replaced following necessary grading to reclaim the ditch <br />and shape the final contours. As part of seedbed preparation, the replaced topsoil will be disked <br />with the first pass made partially into adjacent native vegetation to "tie" the reclaimed and native <br />sites together. This operation also serves to pull and mix native plant rooting materials into the <br />edges of the reclaimed area, thus hastening reinvasion. As with any sod forming species, the <br />cutting up and dispersal of rooting materials tends to increase regeneration and stimulate the <br />stand. In the interim, Seed Mix #6, Irrigated Pasture - Poorly Drained Phase (Section 2.05.4(2)(e), <br />Revegetation) will be seeded on all reclaimed areas on or immediately adjacent to the buffer zone <br />in order to stabilize the site. Creeping foxtail ( Alopecurus arundinaceus contained in Seed Mix #6, <br />is one of the few other grasses available on the market that has the potential to tolerate poorly <br />drained sites. Creeping foxtail is also a valuable species for wildlife, providing both early spring <br />growth for food and later growth for nesting and escape cover. Birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus <br />is included in the mix because it is adapted to wet or poorly drained sites and will provide soil <br />nitrogen benefits to the established plant community. It is a non - bloating legume that will also <br />provide forage and cover benefits to wildlife. Reestablishing native vegetation will eventually crowd <br />it out of the stand, particularly if it is consistently an understory plant. Revegetation will follow the <br />methods described in Revegetation Methods - Irrigated Pasture. Maintenance, monitoring, and <br />management activities are detailed in various sections of Section 2.05.4(2)(e), Revegetation. <br />The foregoing discussion has been provided to supportWFC's rightto enterthe stream bufferzone <br />of a perennial stream to construct parts of the C -18 (East Ditch) directing runoff to Pond 007. The <br />approval is predicated on WFC's commitment to protect the hydrologic balance by minimizing and <br />mitigating the disturbance using the above - referenced engineering design and mining and <br />reclamation plans. <br />Water Rights and Alternative Water Supplies <br />Introduction <br />A new inventory of water rights around both New Horizon mine sites was made in 2001. Ground <br />water rights within the immediate region (2 mile radius) around the New Horizon Mine are <br />presented in the Appendix to Section 2.04.7 -1. In all, 29 ground water rights have been identified <br />in the vicinity of the New Horizon 1 and New Horizon 2 mining areas. All monitoring wells installed <br />by the permittee and domestic wells within the surrounding area are shown on Map 2.04.7 -1 -A. <br />Revised August 2010 (PR06) 2.05.6(3) -11 <br />