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<br />19 | P a g e <br /> <br /> <br />seeded area shall be harrowed or raked into the soil. This can be done by a drag behind <br />a piece of equipment or raked in by hand. If this is also not feasible given the amount of <br />area, seeding can be completed and may need to be re-seeded later after the amount <br />of success is determined. <br /> <br />All seeding efforts shall be completed in the spring or fall as outlined in the timetable. <br />The ideal months for seeding will be March or October of each year. <br /> <br />Since no topsoil import is anticipated, once seeding is complete with either drill seeding <br />or broadcast seeding, the following actions are required to increase the probability of <br />growth success. 3500 pounds of hydraulic growth organics, 2000 pounds of rich lawn <br />363, 1000-2000lbs sulfur flakes, and 10 gallons of lot 125 shall be applied per acre. This <br />technique has been used in the bookcliffs, or similar locations, for oil and gas pad <br />reclamations and has resulted in a high success rate given the elevation, anticipated <br />yearly precipitation, and soil types. <br /> <br /> <br />Wildlife <br /> <br />The Colony Mine area has been an inactive mine for decades with reclamation activity <br />occurring periodically over this long period of time. As a result, significant vegetation <br />has been established, and stable consistent water impoundment facilities exist a t many <br />locations in the site. Also, there is very little traffic aside from occasional pass-through <br />traffic to maintain oil and gas wells off the site. These elements combine to provide <br />ideal conditions for native wildlife, and numerous species have been observed during <br />our site visits. <br /> <br />Colony Mine Water Wells <br /> <br />The Colony Mine has 37 wells located within the permit boundary. There are three <br />classifications for the wells: permitted, re-permitted, and plug & abandoned. All these <br />wells are listed in the Colony Mine Well List provided as part of the Technical Revision. <br />Of the 37 wells, 6 of the wells were already permitted with the uses consistent with the <br />future land use post-reclamation. 6 of the wells have been re-permitted to allow for <br />livestock watering and the approved well permits can be seen in the Colony Mine Re- <br />Permitted Wells attached with the Technical Revision. The remaining wells listed in the <br />Colony Mine Well List table will be plugged and abandoned. The process that will be <br />used for P&A is to remove the well head, cut casing 2.0’ below existing grade, fill well <br />full of concrete, and bury. This will be completed on 25 wells throughout the Colony <br />Mine. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />