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cost. The permanent seed mix will be used for all areas except the unit train loadout area, which <br />will be planted to cropland. Topsoil piles that will not be redistributed for five or more years <br />shall be seeded with the proposed permanent seed mix (excluding shrubs and trees), and not the <br />temporary seed mix. <br />In 1986, the operator incorporated into the permit the 12-acre area of the Bowie No. 1 West <br />Mine. Because of differences between this area and areas previously disturbed, different <br />success criteria were developed as detailed below: <br />Bowie No. 1 Mine (except West Mine and Loadout Facility) <br />a. Total vegetation ground cover will exceed 40 percent. <br />b. Total above-ground herbaceous production will exceed 400 pounds per acre. <br />Woody plant density will equal or exceed 1,000 stems per acre. <br />d. Species diversity will consist of at least five (5) native perennial herbaceous species, <br />four (4) native cool season grasses, and one (1) native forb) having a relative cover or <br />production equal to or greater than 3 percent each, but combined will not exceed 90 <br />percent in relative cover or production and no one of the five species exceeding 60 <br />percent in relative importance. Also, at least two (2) native shrub species will be <br />established with no one species exceeding a relative density of 80 percent. <br />Bowie No. 1 West Mine <br />a. Total vegetation ground cover will be equal to or exceed 60 percent. <br />b. Total above-ground herbaceous production will be equal to or exceed 450 pounds per <br />acre. <br />Woody plant density is same as above. <br />d. Species diversity is same as above. <br />Loadout Facility <br />Originally, this facility was to be reclaimed back to orchard lands, specifically to apples, <br />peaches, and some cherries. However, the current plan is to reclaim the disturbed area to <br />cropland. The approved irrigated pasture mix is comprised of : <br />30% Regar Meadow Brome <br />25% Potomac Orchardgrass <br />25% Brome Grass <br />20% Tetraplloid Perennial Rygrass <br />The seeding rate is to be 30 to 35 pounds per acre. Drill seeding will be utilized except <br />where impractical, in which case broadcast seeding will be employed. Irrigation will be <br />accomplished by use of a movable sprinkler system. <br />The operation is found to be in compliance with the requirement of this section. <br />36