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COMPLIANCE / ENGINEERING / REMEDIATION <br />October 9, 2015 <br />Mr. Michael Cunningham <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Re: Amended Seed Mix for Areas in Need of Revegetation <br />St. Vrain Lakes, Filing 1, Slurry Wall <br />Firestone, Colorado <br />Dear Mr. Cunningham: <br />LT Environmental Inc. <br />1-7r7 i'...'' a <br />/QCT 14 t <br />ION <br />&..,....._ . -rTY <br />LT Environmental, Inc. is submitting this letter on behalf of Barefoot, LLC (formerly Carma <br />Bayshore, LLC) / Brookfield Residential Properties (Brookfield). Brookfield wishes to amend the <br />seed mixv proposed in the Response to Inspection Report submitted on November 21, 2011. <br />Brookfield believes that the "Areas South of County Road 68 Mix" recommended by the Weld <br />County Department of Public Works will establish a more diverse and long-lasting vegetative <br />cover capable of self -regeneration without continued dependence on irrigation, soil amendments, <br />or fertilizer than the earlier proposed seed mix. Therefore, Brookfield requests approval of the <br />following grass seed mix for the areas in need of revegetation: <br />Areas South of County Road 68 Mix <br />Western Wheatgrass (Arriba, Barton, Rosana) <br />2.50 lbs pls/acre <br />Blue Grama (Hachital, Lovington) <br />1.50 lbs pls/acre <br />Sideoats Grama (Vaughn, Butte, Niner, El Reno, Haskell) <br />2.25 lbs pls/acre <br />Smooth Brome (Lincoln, Manchar) <br />2.00 lbs pis/acre <br />Sand Dropseed <br />0.25 lbs pls/acre <br />Perennial Ryegrass (Calibra or Garibaldi tetraploid) <br />0.75 lbs pls/acre <br />Slender Wheatgrass (Pryor, Revenue, or San Luis) <br />2.50 lbs pls/acre <br />Alkaligrass (Fults II, Salt on Sea) <br />1.25 lbs pls/acre <br />Switchgrass (Nebraska 28, Blackwell) <br />1.00 lbs pis/acre <br />Total: <br />14.00 lbs pls/acre <br />(lbs pls — pounds of pure live seed) <br />Please note that if seeds are not available for a particular plant, then that portion will be distributed <br />to the other recommended seeds. In addition to seeding, weed control efforts continue to occur <br />annually or semi-annually, depending on weed growth. <br />6A" <br />