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The operator/applicant and landowner choose to have this site reclaimed as pastureland and for <br /> residential use therefore all slopes will be 3H:1 V or flatter. Seeding will be accomplished by <br /> grassland drill equipment where feasible and broadcast in other areas. <br /> Since this mine site will reclaimed for cattle grazing and home sites, some areas may be prepared <br /> for houses and other buildings. The grazing however will not begin until the grasses have been <br /> established to a point that the landowners in conjunction with the DRMS and the local Soil <br /> Conservation District determine it is ready. <br /> The site will be prepared to provide the best chance of grass being established by doing the <br /> following as recommended by the local Soil Conservation office. Seedbed Preparation: The <br /> seedbed should be well settled and firm but friable enough that seed can be drilled at the <br /> recommended depth. Soils that have been compacted by tragic or other equipment should be <br /> tilled (deep-chisled or ripped if necessary) to break up restrictive or compacted layers and then <br /> harrowed and rolled or packed to prepare the required firm seedbed. If the seed is to be broadcast <br /> then the seedbed should be settled and fairly firm but left rough to catch the seed and allow some <br /> coverage by soil when tracked in by heavy equipment or harrowed and packed into the surface. <br /> Avoid seedbed preparation when the soil is wet to prevent compaction of the seedbed. Planting <br /> depth less than I inch. <br /> Noxious weeds are not a problem on this site however, if noxious weeds do invade this site, a <br /> weed control program will be implemented as soon as possible to stop the spread of the noxious <br /> weeds. A portion of the reclamation cost will be devoted to this item. <br /> It will not be necessary to construct fire lanes or access roads for the express purpose of fighting <br /> fire since this area is for grazing and private single-family homes, the haul roads that will be <br /> constructed for mining will remain in use for the ranch operations and the residential <br /> development. <br /> The seed mix recommendation from the NRCS at 3590 E. Main Street, Trinidad, CO 81082 is as <br /> follows: <br /> 3.1 Pastureland Seed Mix <br /> Robinson Gravel No I X L--.' 11111.1-,,.,, 1 <br /> September 2018 E-5 <br />