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RECLAMATION PLAN EXHIBIT E(CONT) <br /> depending on what option is used. The area will be returned to <br /> at least it ' s present vegetative condition when reclamation is <br /> complete. <br /> Careful analysis of the growth medium and salvageable soil <br /> will permit the operator to carry out a soil additive program and <br /> to monitor the prescribed seeding plan and to determine if the <br /> plan requires revision. Under normal weather conditions, an <br /> adequate moisture reserve will be present for establishment of <br /> the proposed seed mixture. No irrigation is planned for this <br /> site because we will be attempting to create a diverse dryland <br /> site that is non-water dependent . No revegetation will take <br /> place on the access road or Pre-law areas unless redisturbed. <br /> REVEGETATION PROGRAM <br /> The revegetation program to be implemented by the Walsenburg <br /> Sand and Gravel, CO. 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 vege- <br /> tation, both on the site and in the NRCS report . "Revecfetation <br /> will be carried out in such a way so as to establish a diverse, <br /> effective and long-lasting vegetative cover that is capable of <br /> self-regeneration without continued dependence on irrigation, <br /> soil amendments or fertilizers. " The plan is designed to create <br /> a vegetative cover that is at least equal in extent to the cover <br /> of the natural vegetation before mining. The use of species <br /> native to the area is included. Since the intended use of the <br /> reclaimed land as rangeland, any slopes created will be commensu- <br /> rate with this final land use and in most cases will only serve <br /> to improve the site. <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 estab- <br /> lishment and vegetative development by considering environmental <br /> factors such as seasonal patterns of precipitation, temperatures <br /> and wind. Other considerations, such as soil texture, fertility, <br /> slope stability and the direction in which slopes face, have been <br /> considered. A weed control plan is included in the Appendix <br /> section of this packet for your review. <br /> The road will remain on the site to provide access for <br /> planting crews and for the supervision and inspection of the <br /> reclamation plan. This road will provide the owner ' s with access <br /> to the surrounding property when reclamation is complete. <br /> W5G- Hribar Pit Amendment December 2020 <br /> 15 <br />