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C- 2010 -089 PAR No. 2 <br />New Horizon North Mine <br />16. Response accepted. <br />2.04.8 — Climatological Information <br />1. Response accepted. <br />2. Response accepted. <br />2.04.9 — Soils Resource Information <br />1. Response accepted. <br />2.04.10 — Vegetation Information <br />9- Sep -2011 <br />Page 10 of 25 <br />1. The diversity standard Proposed in PAP Sec. 2.04.10 p. 4 is unclear. Please elaborate on the <br />proposed diversity standard stated as "The reclaimed plant community shall be composed of <br />at least the dominant species comprising at least 5% of the relative plant cover." <br />DRMS: The NH2 and NHN mines have two different permits and the species diversity <br />standards need to be listed separately in each permit. It is understandable that the standards <br />will be the same for both permits, however, for consistency, accuracy and autonomy <br />between permits, please include the appropriate language for the species diversity standard <br />in the NHN permit instead of referring to the NH2 permit. <br />2. Response accepted. <br />3. Response accepted. <br />4. Please resubmit Table 2.04.10 -9: Irrigated Pasture Cover page 49; Part of this table was <br />obstructed during PAP compilation. Please resubmit Appendix Table 2.04.10 -9 so all of the <br />data is legible. <br />DRMS: Please resubmit Table 2.04.10 -9, Irrigated Pasture Cover, on page 14 of the <br />appendix. Part of this table is obstructed, and the data is not legible. <br />5. Response accepted. <br />6. Response accepted. <br />2.04.11— Fish and Wildlife Resources Information <br />1. Response accepted. <br />2. Federal and State lists for threatened and endangered species are periodically revised. <br />Please ensure, and provide language to this effect, that the current list(s) have been <br />consulted, including fish, for which water depletions may affect the species and /or critical <br />habitat downstream (the San Miguel River is located in the Upper Colorado River Basin). <br />DRMS: The Division is not convinced that WFC's consultations with the Colorado <br />Division of Wildlife considered the entire range of Threatened and Endangered species <br />found on the Federal listing for Montrose County. The Division's unofficial review of <br />