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Estimated Reclamation Costs for Amendment (2008) Page 1 <br /> NOTE.No bonding is included for the processing plant as was done previously. When the <br /> processing plant was removed no bond adjustment was made. That adjustment is included <br /> here through a recalculation of all reclamation costs. <br /> SEDIMENT BASIN RECLAMATION COSTS <br /> West Sediment Basin - <br /> Total Area to be reclaimed = 30.4 acres <br /> Basin area for forest/shrub 13.1 acres <br /> Area requiring dryland treatment 17.3 acres <br /> DRYLAND TREATMENTS <br /> Est. area of relocated material 4.7 acres This is a grading cost <br /> Est. Mean depth of material 6 feet depth range: 0'to 10' <br /> Approx. volume to be relocated 45,496 <br /> Est. cost/cu yd for earthmoving $0.75 <br /> Est. cost for grading $34,122.00 <br /> Area to be topsoiled (graded land) 17.3 acres <br /> Depth of topsoil 6 inches <br /> Total volume of topsoil 13,955 cu yds <br /> Cost/cu yd for topsoiling $1.25 <br /> Est. cost for topsoiling $17,444.17 <br /> Area to be seeded 17.3 acres <br /> Cost/acre for seed $35.00 <br /> Cost/acre for seeding $110.00 <br /> Total cost/acre $145.00 <br /> Est. cost for dryland revegetation $2,508.50 <br /> Total Cost for Dryland treatments $54,074.67 <br /> FOREST/SHRUB TREATMENTS <br /> Area to become forest/shrub 13.1 acres <br /> Total tree density per acre 125 trees <br /> % of area for supplemental planting 50% <br /> Est. area for supplemental planting 6.55 acres <br /> Est. trees/shrubs for planting 819 <br /> Est. cost for trees/shrubs per plant $1.75 Colorado State Forest Service source <br /> Overplanting percentage 150% <br /> Est. total trees/shrubs needed 1228 <br /> Est. cost/plant for planting $3.00 <br /> Est. cost for trees/shrub treatment $5,833.59 <br /> TOTAL COST FOR WEST SEDIMENT BASIN RECLAMATION $59,908.26 <br />