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• <br />• <br />Maintenance activities will include the normal monitoring for and repair of excessive rifling or <br />gullying, weed and pest control, and any necessary reseeding. The rill and gully management <br />and stabilization plan is detailed at the end of this section. Weed and pest control management <br />will be conducted as necessary and in accordance with the plan described at the end of this <br />section. <br />Management activities will center on proper irrigation water management, fertilization, and <br />grazing or harvest management. Sprinkler irrigation will be accomplished with side roll <br />sprinklers and water cannons supplied by 12 inch and 6 inch supply lines. Water will be applied <br />at a rate of 2 inches per week. Fertilization requirements will be based on the results of periodic <br />soils tests and NRCS or Extension Service recommended normal application rates, with the rates <br />directed toward maintaining vigor and the required production level of the stand during the bond <br />liability period. Split applications will be considered for maximum effectiveness of the fertilizer <br />applications. Grazing of the established irrigated pastures will not be considered during the first <br />season in order to reduce trampling and pulling of the plants by livestock. Harvesting <br />(mechanical) will be used to remove any significant growth during the first season. After the <br />first season, and depending on the size of the management unit and availability of additional <br />management units, grazing may be implemented. Harvesting will continue to be considered as a <br />management option if grazing is not implemented in any given year. Harvested hay will be <br />removed from the fields as rapidly as hay quality and weather conditions allow. Inter - seeding of <br />Reclaimed Irrigated Pastureland (IP), may occur throughout the bond release period, as this is a <br />normal husbandry practice. Attachment 2.05.4(2)(e) -2 from the NRCS substantiates this <br />practice. WFC may employ these practices during the reclamation period. <br />Revegetation Methods - Dryland Pastureland <br />The dryland pasture type will be established in areas which were previously Sagebrush or <br />Dryland Pasture prior to mining, or on areas where WFC has leased the property but the <br />landowner desires or availability of irrigation water precludes the establishment of Irrigated <br />Pasture on these areas (see Map 2.05.5 -1 Postmining Land Use). <br />Section 2.05.4(2)(e) Page 11 April 2011 <br />