Wyoming Reclamation Policy Final final draft

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Wyoming Reclamation Policy-Final final draft-
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all authorizations for surface disturbing
actions are based upon the assumption that an
disturbance can and ultimately will be
successfully reclaimed
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Wyoming BLM Policy

• Applies to all Surface Disturbing Activities
• Applies to Interim and Final Reclamation
• Reclamation Plan part of all project proposals
• Adequate detail to implement activities
• Reflect complexity of project and setting
• Identify areas of Low Reclamation Potential

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Reclamation Policy

• Reclamation Goal
• Short Term(interim reclamation)
• Overall Goal (final reclamation)
• Reclamation Objectives
• Specific steps to meet goals
• Issues addressed in the Recl. Plan
• Reclamation Standards
• Standards to measure success
• Liability and Bond Release Criteria

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Reclamation Goals

• Long Term Goal
• Facilitate ecosystem reconstruction
• Return site to a safe, stable and trending toward
  a desired future condition and
• Compatible with the Land Use Plan
• Short Term Goal
• Immediately stabilize disturbed areas
• Provide for the long term goal

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Reclamation Objectives(outcome based)

• Manage waste materials
• Ensure subsurface integrity (geology
  hydro-geology)
• Re-establish slope stability and topographic
  diversity
• Re-establish stable water courses and drainage
  features
• Ensure biological, chemical, physical integrity
  of soil
• Prepare site to meet the needs for plant
  establishment
• Re-establish desired self-perpetuating plant
  community
• Prevent introduction/ establishment of invasive
  plants
• Return visual composition to blend with
  surroundings
• Implement a monitoring and management protocol

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Reclamation Objectives(outcome based)

• Manage waste materials
• Ensure subsurface integrity (geology
  hydro-geology)
• Re-establish slope stability and topographic
  diversity
• Re-establish stable water courses and drainage
  features
• Ensure biological, chemical, physical integrity
  of soil
• Prepare site to meet the needs for plant
  establishment
• Re-establish desired self-perpetuating plant
  community
• Return visual composition to blend with
  surroundings
• Prevent introduction/ establishment of invasive
  plants
• Implement a monitoring and management protocol

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• Manage waste materials
• Ensure subsurface integrity (geology
  hydro-geology)
• Re-establish slope stability and topographic
  diversity
• Re-establish stable water courses and drainage
  features
• Ensure biological, chemical, physical integrity
  of soil
• Prepare site to meet the needs for plant
  establishment
• Re-establish desired self-perpetuating plant
  community
• Return visual composition to blend with
  surroundings
• Prevent introduction/ establishment of invasive
  plants
• Implement a monitoring and management protocol

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Waste Management

• Segregate all waste materials from soil and
  subsoil
• Buried materials covered with 5 feet of soil
• Treat on site with bioremediation, land farm
• Transported to authorized disposal facility

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Subsurface/Surface Drainages

• Drill holes properly plugged
• Open shafts/openings closed and stabilized
• Prevent surface subsidence/ movement
• Prevent surface/ground water contamination

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Slope and Topographic Stability

• Approximate original contour
• Eliminate mass movement, head cutting
• Remove all high walls, cut slopes, and
  depressions
• Protect and/or Restore all Survey Monuments

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Stabilize Water Courses

• Reconstruct drainage basins
• Reconstruct stream channels and drainages
• Minimize/manage impoundments water quality

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Maintain and Manage Soils

• Test and map the soil resource
• Salvage segregate all available growth medium
• Integrate soils into interim landscape
• Stabilize all soils from wind and water movement
• Seed and maintain all stored soils
• Sign

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Prepare Site for Re-vegetation

• Stabilize soils surfaces
• Reduce compaction
• Redistribute soils according to plan
• Provide for soil surface/subsurface long term
  viability

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Establish a Desired Self-perpetuating Native
Plant Community

• Species composition, diversity, structure, and
  cover
• Genetically appropriate and locally adapted
  plants
• Non-natives only as short term/interim
• Ensure non-natives will not impact native
  vegetation

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Re-establish Visual Composition and
Characteristics

• Re-establish similar visual composition
• Blend form, line, color, texture and scale of
  reclaimed landscape into the adjacent area
• No change in Scenery Quality Rating of area
• No strong or moderate Contrast Rating

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Prevent Invasive Plants

• Inventory invasive plant infestations
• Invasive species management plan
• Prevent introduction of invasive species
• Revegetation with Native Plants
• Control and management infestations
• Monitoring

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Implement Reclamation Monitoring Protocol

• Develop a reclamation monitoring plan
• Conduct reclamation -effectiveness monitoring
• Evaluate monitoring data
• Report data and recommend revisions
• Implement revised reclamation practices

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Reclamation Objectives(outcome based)

• Manage waste materials
• Ensure subsurface integrity (geology
  hydro-geology)
• Re-establish slope stability and topographic
  diversity
• Re-establish stable water courses and drainage
  features
• Ensure biological, chemical, physical integrity
  of soil
• Prepare site to meet the needs for plant
  establishment
• Re-establish desired self-perpetuating plant
  community
• Return visual composition to blend with
  surroundings
• Prevent introduction/ establishment of invasive
  plants
• Implement a monitoring and management protocol

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