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gW,ted States Department ®f Agricuitere <br />NRCS <br />Natural Resources Conservation Service <br />138 So. 141' Street <br />Burlington, CO 80807 <br />Inventory and Evaluation <br />Of Land, Water, and Related Resources <br />Date: 8/28/2013 <br />719- 346 -7699 ext.105 <br />www.co.nres_uscia.gov <br />kris6.gay @co.usda.gov <br />Requested by: Todd Trobee on behalf of KCC Commissioners <br />Location Name: Ellis J. Waiters /Beeson Pit Legal Description: N 1/2 21110/45 <br />Assisted by: Kristi Gay <br />District Conservationist <br />Individual Group _x—Unit of Government <br />SITUATION: <br />The request is to formally apply to the state of Colorado to expand the existing pit to 19.9 acres. <br />The most common grasses on this ecological site when in native vegetation are blue grama, <br />side oats grama, and little bluestem. Buffalo grass may be present in small amounts along with <br />miscellaneous (orbs. <br />SUGGESTED SOLUTION: <br />Reclamation for the site when the pit is closed and permit is terminated. Topsoil will be <br />stockpiled for use prior to being disturbed on acreage not previously mined. if needed, this <br />stockpile area should be protected from wind erosion and noxious weeds should be managed, <br />as needed. After mining is completed, the pit area should be smoothed to a 3:1 slope or flatter <br />with the topsoil replaced an top. Drilling of grass is recommended between Nov. 151' -May 15t" <br />(dormant season). A straw mulch should then be spread over the site at the rate of one ton per <br />acre to prevent wind erosion after grass seeding. Stabilizing blankets can be substituted for the <br />straw mulch. A three wire fence should be constructed around the seeded site to allow <br />revegetation without livestock disturbance until grass is established (approx. 3 years).Please <br />see grass seeding recommendation sheet ECS -05 for recommended grass mixture and <br />appropriate rates. <br />NOTE: Seed should be ordered and planted by PURE LIVE SEED pounds (PLS). The exact <br />dimensions of the disturbed area will need to be measured to determine the correct amount of <br />seed to apply when area is recl . ed. <br />Participant: <br />USDA -NRC 'is t ict Conservationist: f - Date: a _ /J.� <br />Approved by Burlington Conservation District: ' � V Date: <br />Helping People Help the Land <br />An Equal opportunity Provider and Employer <br />