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Post reclamation success will be gauged by 70 percent vegetation and <br />crown cover over the entire disturbed area and 60 percent ground cover <br />(vegetation, rock, litter) or until equivalent of surrounding vegetation is <br />reached. <br />The operator may be directed to gravel portions of affected roads prior to <br />or during Project implementation if needed to prevent mud or rutting. <br />Any gravel applied may be removed after the end of operations, or left in <br />place with the consent of the county and BLM. <br />Water Protection <br />A Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan ( SWPPP) shall be completed for <br />the Project, as an attachment to the Exploration Plan for each drill site. <br />TI-e Project - specific SWPPP will identify structural and non - structural <br />controls that will be put in place to minimize erosion and run -off of <br />pollutants and sediment. The SWPPP supports compliance with the <br />terms and conditions of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination <br />System (NPDES) permit and complies with the Clean Water Act. <br />Baseline water quality samples shall be taken from the groundwater well <br />located closest to each drill hole, contingent upon owner consent. <br />Results of these samples will be used to ensure that there is no <br />degradation of groundwater supplies as a result of the Project. Since <br />there are no wells near proposed Drill Site 5, Quakie Spring or Sawmill <br />Spring will be sampled to get a representative baseline analysis of <br />groundwater quality. <br />Diesel fuel for the drilling rig and support equipment will be stored in <br />approved tanks positioned in bermed areas lined with at least 35 <br />millimeter (mil) impermeable plastic so that any spills will be contained. <br />These bermed areas shall be of sufficient volume to contain at least 150 <br />percent of the entire contents of the tank should a full tank rupture. <br />Drilling mud will be contained within a pitless, closed loop drilling <br />system used to drill both the fresh water -based and oil -based mud <br />sections. This mud system will be fully contained (i.e. closed system, not <br />released to the environment) and will be reused at future drilling <br />locations or transported to a commercial waste facility for recycling or <br />disposal. Oil -based mud and oil- contaminated cuttings will be stored in <br />steel drums and hauled off site for proper disposal at a permitted solid <br />waste facility. <br />Noxious and Invasive Weed Species <br />A weed management plan will be implemented (EA Appendix C) to provide <br />preventative BMPs and control treatment. RM Potash is responsible for <br />noxious and invasive weed species control and will be bonded for reclamation <br />that includes this. <br />