2015-05-28_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981008 (4)

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May 28 15 09:51 p Joellen 9708647682 p.1 Page 334 Section 4.15.7Y revegetated areas. In such a weighting technique, a single comparison would be made between all reference areas and the entire revegetated area, and would be based on the relative area occupied by each plant community in the premining surface. (c) For reference areas as described in 4.15, 7 3 comparison of an individual reference area representative ti'd (iii), specified ecological site based on soil, elevation and to og of a ic characteristics with a corresponding site on the revegetated surface. (d) For reference areas as described in 4.15.7(3)(b)(ii) and (iii), comparisons of weighted averages between reference areas and revegetated areas. In such a weighting technique, a single comparison would be made between all reference areas and the entire revegetated area, and would be based on the relative area occupied by each ecological site on the revegetated surface. I2o(2)(t) (5) The liability period under the performance bond requirements of 3.02.3 begins after the last year of augmented seeding, fertilization, if or other work. The liability period shall continue for not less than either five (5) or ten (10) years, as appropriate, pro riate, as described in 3.02.3. The revegetation success criteria asdefinedin relevant subsections of 4.15, shall be met for at least two of the last four years of theility liab period_ Sampling for Ental revegetation success shall not be initiated Prior to year nine (9) of the liability period. The liability period shall re-initiate whenever augmented seeding, planting, fertilization, irrigation, or other augmentive work is required or conduct Management activities that are not augmentive and are approved ed. d. normal husbandry practices may be conducted as without re-initiation the liability period under the following specified conditions: (a) Repair of rills and gullies of limited areal extent, which do not result from deficient backfilling and grading or deficient surface drainage design or implementation' is a normal husbandry Practice. To be considered of limited areal extent, no more than five percent of the acreage iatitially revegetated during any one year shall be rMffected by rjU and1 repair Yor revegetadon. Revegetation treatments specifically necessitated byrepnd mair activities are part of these practices. The nature, location a extent of erosion repair work must be fully described in ,the annual 1 reclaation report.