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Erysimum asperum <br />Grindelia squarrosa <br />Machaeranthera pattersonii <br />Melilotus officinalis <br />Tragopogon dubius <br />Noxious weeds: <br />Cirsium arvense <br />Euphorbia esula <br />When these species' cover contributions were eliminated from the affected area baseline <br />cover values, the values listed below on the right resulted. Values shown below were calculated <br />and verified with the DMG during the technical revision process for TR-11 and as a result of the <br />DMG letter dated October 3, 1996. <br />COMMUNITY: BASELINE VALUE WITHOUT ANNUALS,ETC. <br />Sagebrush 65.2% 64.0% <br />Mountain Shrub 65.1% 63.8% <br />Meadow 97.8% 93.2% <br />When the new values were plugged into the acreage-weighted calculations on page <br />M-12N of the permit document, it resulted in a new standard of 63.86%. 90% of the value is <br />57.47%. These are the values that should be used during the upcoming Phase IN bond release to <br />determine whether the mine has been successfully revegetated in compliance with the law. <br />New calculations <br />Area Acres Orig Cover Weighted <br />Rienau # 2 5.03 MS 63.8 320.91 <br />Rienau ponds 1.40 SAGE 64.0 89.60 <br />Refuse area 4.08 SAGE 64.0 261.12 <br />N41 topsoil area 1.63 MS 63.8 103.99 <br />N41 mine (big sage) 1.11 SAGE 64.0 71.04 <br />N# 1 mine (mtn shrub)9.03 MS 63.8 576.11 <br />TOTAL 22.28 1428.31 <br />Revised 8/16/96 <br />MX- IzQ