Revegetation Requirements. As a condition of receiving water right dedications in exchange for utility service, any lands which are being irrigated within the existing place of use of the Dedicated Water Rights, and which will no longer be a place of use of the Dedicated Water Rights, must be re-vegetated pursuant to a re-vegetation plan approved by the City. The intent of this requirement is to prevent formerly irrigated lands from becoming dust and erosion hazards when the land is no longer irrigated. This requirement does not apply to land which is the existing place of use if that land will become a subdivision, or other use that will maintain ground cover. (a) As part of any dedication, the City will determine whether revegetation of formerly irrigated land is required, and if re-vegetation is required, the Dedicator of the water rights, or its assignee, will submit a plan for re-vegetation that will be reviewed and approved by the City. (b) A re-vegetation plan must be prepared by a qualified agricultural engineer or the equivalent, and must outline the method by which permanent ground cover will be established. The re-vegetation plan shall provide for the application of a suitable seed mixture susceptible to natural germination in the climatic conditions existing on the formerly irrigated land. The re-vegetation plan shall be deemed fully performed upon the first to occur of the following: (i) The City's written confirmation that the re-vegetation plan has been fully performed or (ii) The Dedicator or its assignee, as the case may be, diligently and in compliance with the re-vegetation plan causes not less than two applications of the approved seed mixture to be placed upon the formerly irrigated land without success during a period of thirty (30) months following the date of dedication of the applicable water rights. (c) The goal of a re-vegetation plan is to establish natural ground cover that will limit dust and erosion and can be sustained in Fernley's climatic conditions without human assistance. (d) For each water right that is dedicated to the City of Fernley from land that it is determined by the City to require re-vegetation, the City of Fernley will hold back a portion of the water right, in an amount equal to ten (10) percent of the total water right, from the issuance of will serve commitments until the City of Fernley has approved the actual re-vegetation of the property at issue. Once the City of Fernley has approved the actual re-vegetation on a former place of use for a dedicated water right, the ten (l0) percent portion of the Water Right held back pursuant to this section will be made available for future will serve commitments.
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Samples: Water Rights Banking and Dedication Agreement, Water Rights Banking and Dedication Agreement, Water Rights Banking and Dedication Agreement
Revegetation Requirements. As a condition of receiving water right dedications in exchange for utility service, any lands which are being irrigated within the existing place of use of the Dedicated Water Rights, and which will no longer be a place of use of the Dedicated Water Rights, must be re-vegetated pursuant to a re-vegetation plan approved by the City. The intent of this requirement is to prevent formerly irrigated lands from becoming dust and erosion hazards when the land is no longer irrigated. This requirement does not apply to land which is the existing place of use if that land will become a subdivision, or other use that will maintain ground cover.
(a) As part of any dedication, the City will determine whether revegetation of formerly irrigated land is required, and if re-vegetation is required, the Dedicator of the water rights, or its assignee, will submit a plan for re-vegetation that will be reviewed and approved by the City.
(b) A re-vegetation plan must be prepared by a qualified agricultural engineer or the equivalent, equivalent and must outline the method by which permanent ground cover will be established. The re-vegetation plan shall provide for the application of a suitable seed mixture susceptible to natural germination in the climatic conditions existing on the formerly irrigated land. The re-vegetation plan shall be deemed fully performed upon the first to occur of the following:
(i) The City's written confirmation that the re-vegetation plan has been fully performed or
(ii) The Dedicator or its assignee, as the case may be, diligently and in compliance with the re-vegetation plan causes not less than two applications of the approved seed mixture to be placed upon the formerly irrigated land without success during a period of thirty (30) months following the date of dedication of the applicable water rights.
(c) The goal of a re-vegetation plan is to establish natural ground cover that will limit dust and erosion and can be sustained in Fernley's climatic conditions without human assistance.
(d) For each water right that is dedicated to the City of Fernley from land that it is determined by the City to require re-vegetation, the City of Fernley will hold back a portion of the water right, in an amount equal to ten (10) percent of the total water right, from the issuance of will serve commitments until the City of Fernley has approved the actual re-vegetation of the property at issue. Once the City of Fernley has approved the actual re-vegetation on a former place of use for a dedicated water right, the ten (l0) percent portion of the Water Right held back pursuant to this section will be made available for future will serve commitments.
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