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Jennifer Jolley AOH. 144, 2004: Wayr rt 'a3it1 `n r c� � �� syt ^y Olk (l iter 46,w ,15estrons � st ,fas (f fi na7> 5 }ltft©ugh`tftc statdtadxss� i x agrseultus,'e,ttfesolatadn q fai toxefitte fmrhat, — f<frid of ajrreultur :tspJenred feSi the p>o1eGt tGc1an inti rTXv u � deejutdo achtev&IM ehId nfse rnust be presented to##p pian /�descra�S pn of tj�e'f pe of gncufture is'also`rcquireal orflef#o caicu aie the faha a +dl 4i surar�ee that iS - required for the pfoiect. Financial assurance forrolvsng alfa{a wot�l -be quite different thanlhose'for an orchard crop succi as pwess ntf� grc yving ors'stte: Also; performance standards for agriculture are requsred+tiy SMARA, and these standards will vary depending upon the agricultural end use. The reclamation:plan must be augmented with a description of the type of agriculture that will be developed following mining. _ The reclamation plan contains minimal information regarding the present agricultural use, referring simply to "tree crops." Also, there is no reference to the — status of the property regarding its status as prime agricultural land yet the soil description describes soils on the northern portion of the project that qualify as prime by the US Soil Conservation Service. The description of the end use must be — adequately specific to provide a basis for detailing reclamation of the project to fulfill the requirements of Article 9 Standards (§3707) for prime agricultural lands. The plan is non-specific regarding the fate of Stage III. The text and engineering drawings indicate that Stage III may or may not be left as an approximately 15-acre agricultural pond with 1.5:1 slopes. There is no discussion of possible uses of the pond for agriculture. The steep banks of 1.5:1 preclude the use of the pond for livestock. Slopes steeper than 2:1 are generally considered to steep for an animal or a person to extricate themselves from the water. The pond could be considered a hazard if left with banks of 1/5:1 (Page 5, Paragraph 2, Item 3, Reclamation Plan). The plan also states that if Stage III is backfilled the source of the backfill material will be from offsite. If the pit is backfilled the source of the backfill material needs to be discussed and evidence needs to be provided that the backfill material will be suitable for the agricultural end use. —