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b) Please revise this map (enlarging it, if necessary) to clearly show the boundaries of each <br />fish or wildlife survey previously conducted. <br />Response - Map 2.04.11-1 has been revised to show the boundaries. <br />c) Three separate lists of vegetation/land use are provided in the legend, and all appear in <br />black print. On the map, land uses are all shown in turquoise. In order to make the map <br />easier to read, please assign a different color to each list in the legend, and use the same <br />color scheme on the map. <br />Response - Map 2.04.11-1 has been revised to address this comment. <br />2.04.12 - Prime Farmland Investigation <br />1. Reference to NRCS Soil Survey of Montrose County, Colorado shows one soil mapping unit <br />found on the proposed permit area is listed as "prime farmland if irrigated". This soil <br />mapping unit corresponds to the Nyswonger 1-4% slopes. WFC provided a demonstration <br />to declassify this mapping unit as prime farmland on the proposed permit area. WFC <br />provided data from soil test pits, chemical analysis from baseline soil sampling, historic land <br />use information, lack of irrigation on this mapping unit, and slopes that exceed the prime <br />farmland definition. The Division also notes that NRCS Montrose County, Colorado Soil <br />Survey continues to show the "Rice Tract" reclaimed lands in S 1/2 SW 1/a Section 25 T47N, <br />R 16W of the New Mexico P.M. as Nyswonger soils. The reclaimed NH1 land would not <br />have the same soil properties as undisturbed Nyswonger soils. WFC's soil survey did not <br />identify any soils that qualify as Nyswonger, or any other mapping units that qualify as <br />prime farmland (irrigated or not). As required by Rule 2.04.12(3), please provide a letter <br />from WFC to the local NRCS representative requesting a negative determination for prime <br />farmlands. The NRCS response regarding prime farmlands must also be included in the <br />permit application package. <br />Response -Appendix 2.04.12-1 now includes a letter from ARCS with a negative <br />determination for prime farmland. A reference to this Appendix has been added in Page 4 <br />of Section 2.04.12. <br />2.04.13 - Annual Reclamation Report <br />The PAP does not address the requirements of 2.04.13. Please provide a new section <br />2.04.13 in the application which addresses the Annual Reclamation Report submittal <br />requirements for the NHN Mine. <br />Response - A new section 2. 04.13 has been added to address Annual Reclamation Report. <br />2.05 - OPERATION AND RECLAMATION PLANS <br />2.05.2 - Operation Plan - Estimated Area for Life of Operation <br />Response to First Adequacy Review Page 28