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• • (Page 2) <br />MINE ID ~ OR PROSPECTING ID <br />INSPECTION DATE 4/14/95 <br />This inspection was conducted to <br />place south of Coal Creek. This <br />compliance with limitations on the <br />of the reclamation permit. <br />M-77-393 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS ACS <br />observe and document the progress of reclamation taking <br />reclamation project was required to bring the site into <br />maximum allowable disturbed acreage that are a component <br />Grading was underway at the time of this inspection. A backhoe had been used to pull down <br />the steep aides of many of the stockpiles. There was a large dozer on Bite to complete heavy <br />grading and eloping, and waa spreading topsoil into the disturbed area from the piles at the <br />south perimeter. A small dozer was on site, and was knocking down emal.l stockpiles and <br />creating maximum 3:1 elopes. The small dozer (DS CAT) has a 3-shank rip that will be used <br />to create furrows prior to seeding. A teat section had been ripped in this manner, and <br />demonstrated that ripping will create a superior seed bed to the hard pain that currently <br />exists over much of the site. <br />Grading of the extreme east end of the site has been mostly completed, and .+ae acceptable to <br />the Division. The highwall at the west end of the disturbed area had been Sloped and looked <br />very good. Most of the inspection waa spent touring the site and discussing details such ae <br />grading along the edge of the creek and attempts to preserve whatever dee]_rable vegetation <br />that currently exists at the site. concurrence on these details was achieved. The critical <br />factor related to the site grading phase is to leave natural appearing land-forme with elopes <br />no steeper than 3:1. <br />The proposed seed mixture for the Jenkins Site was received by the Division on April 10, <br />1995, and is acceptable. It ie the Division`s view that the proposed seed mix ie a <br />considerable improvement over the seed mix previously approved. <br />The technical revision submitted April 5, 1995 states that 2 to 6 inches of topsoil will be <br />spread from the south stockpiles to the extent of available reserves. Given the shortage of <br />available topsoil, the Division ie concerned that the resource be allocated to areas where <br />it will do the moat good. Areas where the subsoil ie poor, such as saline clays, should <br />receive a thicker top-dressing, and areas where there ie subsoil that would l:e more conducive <br />to plant growth could receive a thinner, or no top-dressing. The deci:~ione on subsoil <br />quality can be made visually, but should be supplemented by soil testa where appropriate. <br />cc: Carl Mount, DMG <br />Bradford J,ines <br />P.O. Box S:i38 <br />Arvada, CO 80006-0538 <br />James S. Schmidt <br />City of Boulder <br />Open Space; Real Estate <br />P.O. Box 7!il <br />Boulder, CO 80306 <br />Dwight W. l:imeey <br />Wright Water Engineers <br />2440 W. 26th Ave, Ste. 100A <br />Denver, CO 80211 <br />I 6 E Contact Address <br />NAME Christopher L. Varra <br />OPERATOR Varra Companies, Inc. <br />STREET 2130 S. 96th Street <br />CITYJSTATE/ZIP Broomfield. CO 60020 <br />~ CE <br />~ BL <br />~ FS <br />^ ~ <br /> HMWMD (CH) <br />~ SE <br /> WQCD (CH) <br />~ OTHER <br />