020-3 Wyo. Code R. §§ 3-1 - Prime Farmlands
(a) When prime
farmland occurs on proposed affected lands, a mining and reclamation plan shall
include the following additional information:
(i) A plan for separation and replacement of
prime farmland soil and a description of the proposed method and type of
equipment to be used for removal, storage, and replacement.
(ii) A map showing the location of areas to
be used for the separate stockpiling of the prime farmland soil when the soil
cannot be immediately replaced.
(iii) A plan for revegetation of the final
graded prime farmland in accordance with Chapter 5, Section
2(b), which shall include
conservation practices for periods between cropping periods.
(iv) Available agricultural studies or other
applicable scientific data which demonstrates that the proposed method of
reclamation shall restore equivalent or higher levels of yield.
(v) A range of soil densities for each prime
farmland soil shall be determined and the results provided in the
application.
(vi) Premining
productivity of the prime farmland or from representative reference areas under
a high level of management.
(b) Any written suggestions from the local
Conservation District to revise the plan to assure more complete and adequate
reclamation shall be submitted to the Administrator before the application can
be considered complete. The Soil Conservation Service shall be considered to
function as the Secretary of Agriculture's representative in accordance with
the Memorandum of Understanding between the Conservation District and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
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