2011-06-02_APPLICATION CORRESPONDENCE - C2010089 ‎(11)‎

• Permit No: C2010089
• IBM Index Class Name: Application Correspondence
• Doc Date: 6/2/2011
• Doc Name: Site Description and Land Use Information
• Section_Exhibit Name: Section 2.04.3
• Email Name: MLT
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Glasier
12
5
56
5
2
Meehan
15
16
10
30
9
Garvey-
w
15
22
25
18
Garvey -E
20
10
8
28
14
Total
62
53
18
56
30
25
46
5
25
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According to the Montrose County Assessor's website, these nine land taxation codes have been
defined as follows: 5 -III, Irrigated Land - Agricultural; 5 -IV, Irrigated Land - Agricultural; Dry-
GR VII -A, Dryland Grazing Land - Agricultural; Dry-GR VII -B, Dry Grazing Land -
Agricultural; Dry -GR VII -D, Dry Grazing Land - Agricultural; ; GR/I.P. - VF, Grazing Land -
Irrigated Pasture; Waste, ; MDW -Hay VC, Meadow Hay Land - Agricultural; and, MDW -Hay
VE, Meadow Hay Land - Agricultural. Discussions with Ms. Teri Warner, the Agricultural
Appraiser in the Montrose County Assessor's Office reveals that the land codes are defined as
follows:
Land codes 5 -III and 5 -IV means that these lands are located in the western end of Montrose
County and correspond to irrigated lands and are essentially identical with the Meadow Hay
classifications described later on. Yields of 5 -III are given as 2.25 tons of hay per acre or 115
bushels of corn per acre and yields of 5 -IV are given as 2.00 tons of hay per acre or 105 bushels
of corn per acre. Livestock carrying capacities are not reported for these land codes.
Land codes Dry—GR VII -A, Dry-GR VII -B, and Dry-GR VII -D correspond to dryland grazing
lands. The productivity of these lands is 20 acres, 50 acres and 70 acres per animal unit (AU),
respectively. Land code GR/I.P. -VF corresponds to irrigated grazing lands with production
levels of 0.75 tons of hay per acre when harvested or 1.88 Animal Units (AU) per acre when
grazed.
Land codes' MDW -Hay VC and MDW -Hay VE correspond to irrigated Meadow Hay with
yields of 2.00 tons and 5.00 Animal Unit Months (AUM's) and 1.75 tons per acre and 4.38
AUM's per acre, respectively. The Waste land code corresponds to the lowest production level
available and is equal to 80 acres per AU.
Previously Mined Lands
Significant portions of the proposed New Horizon North Mine Permit Area have been disturbed
by previous coal mining activities. For example, the extent of the old NH1 mine area,
corresponding to the southern most 65.55 acres and most 4.42 acres within the proposed
equipment corridor shown on Map 2.04.3 -1 - Land Use Map, have been disturbed by prior
• Section 2.04.3 Page 11 April 2011