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j <br />United States Department of Agriculture <br />Natural Resources Conservation Service <br />PO Box 649, 5th and Logan <br />Walden, Colorado 80480 <br />303 - 723 -4724 <br />303- 723- 4709(FAX) <br />January 7, 1997 <br />Mr. Rick Wyatt ` <br />Wyatt Redi -Mix <br />PO Box 1052 <br />Walden, Colorado 80480 <br />Dear Rick, <br />This is my response to your request for NRCS <br />recommendations for a reclamation plan for the Williams - <br />Illinois Ranch Pit located in Section 12, Township 6 North, <br />Range 79 West, of the 6th. P.* M., Jackson County, Colorado. <br />According to the Soil Survey of Jackson County Area, <br />Colorado the entire proposed site is a Cabin sandy loam. A <br />representative profile of the Cabin series shows that the Al <br />and B1 Horizons from 0 to 8 inches is capable of supporting <br />plant roots. Below 8 inches of depth only a few fine roots <br />are found. Therefore (1)(c)(i) you should specify that the <br />top 8 inches of soil shall be stockpiled separately to be <br />used as the plant growth medium to be replaced prior to <br />seeding. <br />In (1)(c)(ii) should specify fertilization at <br />recommended rates as determined by soil tests by at least <br />one independent laboratory. The soil test should specify <br />1000 pounds annual production of non- irrigated native <br />grasses. Should soil amendments be needed, they should be <br />applied by broad casting and disced in prior to seeding. <br />The seedbed preparation method should be discing. <br />Section (1)(c)(iii) should reference the attached seed <br />mix. The quantities for the seed mix were determined for <br />seed drilling. Species selection was based on the Range <br />Site Descriptions found in Section II of the NRCS Field <br />Office Technical Guide, tempered with recommendations found <br />in the Planting Guide for Critical Sites in NorthWe ®s <br />Colorado, and considerable field experience with 0 <br />,plantings in the local area. Seeding rates ar's 46t+ermined <br />using NRCS Colorado Agronomy Note No. 61,.Seedi"g Rates. <br />In Section (1)(c)(iv) the seeding application method <br />should be by drilling. <br />