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3) Small area in northwest portion of permit area on WFC Property <br />There are 4.76 acres of 98A (northwest corner of permit) on the WFC property which is basically <br />in a low lying bend area of Tuttle Draw. This area is considered prime farmland soil according to <br />the June 27, 2008 NRCS letter, see Attachment 2.04.9 -6. A portion of this area was stripped of <br />soil in order to create Pond 013 prior to the prime farmland soil designation of this area in February <br />of 2008. The total disturbed area of prime farmland soils in this area will be 3.96 acres. Since Pond <br />013 will be in place for well after reclamation has taken place on the surrounding land, Western <br />Fuels proposes building a 3.96 acre area of prime farmland immediately to the southeast of Pond <br />013. This 3.96 acre area encompasses both existing prime farmland soils that have not been <br />excavated and a new area created from the stockpiled prime farmland soils from Pond 013. All <br />soils stripping, handling, stockpiling and replacement will be done according to the prime farmland <br />soil handling criteria described in Sections 2.04.9 & 2.05.4 (2)(d). This area can be seen in detail <br />on Map 2.05.4 -8. <br />4) North Edge of Benson West Property <br />In the area north of BB Road and west of 2700 Road, an area of 4.46 acres of 98E prime farmland <br />soil (Map 2.04.9 -1) exists on the northern edge of the Benson west property. This is not considered <br />prime farmland according to the June 27, 2008 NRCS letter (see Attachment 2.04.9 -6). Special <br />handling of topsoil for this area is not needed. <br />5) Northern Edge of Lloyd property <br />An area of 1.90 acres of 98A prime farmland soil (Map 2.04.9 -1) is shown on the north edge of the <br />Lloyd property. Since the disturbed area has extended slightly north of the soil survey boundary, <br />the disturbance area of this soil is assumed to be 0.84 acres. Nevertheless, the area was never <br />managed as prime farmland in the past. For this reason, this small tract is not considered prime <br />farmland and the special handling procedures for prime farmland soil do not apply. This was <br />verified and documented in the NRCS letter dated June 27, 2008,(Attachment 2.04.9 -6). <br />Revised September 2010 (PR 06) 2.04.9 -16 <br />