Laserfiche WebLink
RECLAMATION PLAN EXHIBIT E (CONT) <br /> revegetation will take place on access roads as they will be used <br /> by the owners to access their property. <br /> REVEGETATION PROGRAM <br /> The revegetation program to be implemented by the Ellicott <br /> Sand & Gravel LLC is detailed below. The topsoiling plan <br /> presented above and this revegetation program is devised after <br /> careful review of the existing soil conditions and present <br /> vegetation, both on the site and in the NRCS report prepared by <br /> Mr. Greg Langer. "Revegetation will be carried out in such a way so as to establish a <br /> diverse, effective and long-lasting vegetative cover that is capable of self-regeneration without <br /> continued dependence on irrigation, soil amendments or fertilizers." The plan is <br /> designed to create a vegetative cover that is at least equal in <br /> extent to the cover of the natural vegetation before mining. The <br /> use of species native to the area is included. The seed mix <br /> below was prepared by Greg Langer of the El Paso County NRCS <br /> office in Colorado Springs . Since the intended use of the <br /> reclaimed land as rangeland and agriculture any slopes created <br /> will be commensurate with this final land use . <br /> Seed will be drilled wherever possible, when drilling is not <br /> possible, the seed will be broadcast . The revegetation plan <br /> provides for the greatest probability of success in plant <br /> establishment and vegetative development by considering <br /> environmental factors such as seasonal patterns of precipitation, <br /> temperatures and wind. <br /> The roads will remain on the site to provide access for <br /> planting crews and for the supervision and inspection of the <br /> reclamation plan. The roads will provide the owner' s with access <br /> to the surrounding property when reclamation is complete . <br /> SEEDBED PREPARATION <br /> When mining on an area is complete, reclamation will begin. <br /> The stockpiled soils will be spread, smoothed of large clods, <br /> worked until moderately fine . On the areas where seed is <br /> broadcast the surface will be left fairly rough to trap the seed <br /> and keep it from being affected by wind. <br /> 13 <br />