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FOREWORD <br />The research discussed in this report is from published and unpublished data of the <br />reclamation research staffs of the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and the <br />Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, most of <br />whom are, or were, located at the Northern Great Plains Research Center in Mandan. Prior <br />to July 1, 1981, NDSU reclamation research was administered by the Soil Science Depart- <br />ment in Fargo, and after that date by the Land Reclamation Research Center in Mandan. <br />Published and unpublished results of the following USDA /ARS researchers were used in <br />this report: J.J. Bond, E.J. Doering, L. Hofmann, S.D. Merrill, J.F. Power, G.A. Reichman, <br />R.E. Ries, F.M. Sandoval, and W.O. Willis. <br />Published and unpublished research from the following NDSU researchers were used in <br />this report: A. Bauer, E.C. Doll, G.W. Gee, J.E. Gilley, G.A. Halvorson, S.W. Melsted, H. <br />Omodt, D.D. Patterson, M.W. Pole, J.L. Richardson, S.A. Schroeder, F.W. Schroer, C.M. <br />Smith, and N.C. Wollenhaupt. <br />This research could not have been conducted without the support and cooperation of <br />the North Dakota lignite industry. Appreciation is expressed to the following companies: <br />Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Baukol- Noonan Mining Company, Consolidation Coal <br />Company, Falkirk Mining Company, Knife River Coal Company and North American Coal <br />Corporation. <br />The cooperation of the Reclamation Division of the North Dakota Public Service Com- <br />mission is appreciated. <br />Appreciation is expressed to J.E. Foss, J.L. Richardson, R.E. Ries, S.A. Schroeder, and <br />N.C. Wollenhaupt for reviewing the completed manuscript. Special appreciation is ex- <br />pressed to D.D. Patterson for his extensive review and helpful suggestions. <br />1 <br />