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Page 1 of 1 <br />Volume 7 Exhibit 14 <br />Jim Stover <br />From: Sharkoff, Jim - Lakewood, CO Dim.sharkoff @co.usda.gov] <br />Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 10:01 AM <br />To: jestover @bresnan.net <br />Cc: Dearstyne, David - Montrose, CO <br />Subject: mined land reclamation <br />Jim, <br />Per our phone conversation this morning regarding reclamation of the Bowie Resources LLC Unit Train <br />Load Out, the following are links to the CO NRCS Land Reclamation- Abandoned Mined Land (Code <br />543), and Critical Area Planting (Code 342), Conservation Practice Standards. <br />http://efotq.nrcs.usda.gov/references/public/CO/CO543.pd f <br />http://efotq.nrcs.usda.gov/references/public/CO/CO342.pd f <br />Please note the following regarding the application of organic soil amendments. <br />. Organic amendment application rates should be determined according to a soil test <br />recommendation; <br />. Organic amendments should be analyzed prior to application to determine the nutrient content; <br />• Organic amendments should be tilled into the soil prior to seeding; <br />• . Compost should introduce less weed seed to the site than manure, and; <br />• Supplemental nitrogen should not be applied until the stand of grass is established, in order to <br />minimize weed competition <br />Let me know if I may provide any additional information. <br />Thank you, <br />Jim Sharkoff <br />State Conservation Agronomist <br />USDA,NRCS <br />655 Parfet Street, Room E200C <br />Lakewood, CO 80215 -5517 <br />720 - 544 -2812 <br />jim.sharkoff @co.usda..gov <br />• <br />73351 <br />improved <br />30•nlaY - �9 <br />10/17/2008 <br />