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i <br />Mr. Larry O'Brian -2- <br />S ep ties <br />Slender wheatgrass <br />Intermediate wheatgrass <br />Yellow sweetclover <br />B. Exhibit E - Reclamation Plan <br />0 <br /> <br />October 18, 1983 <br />Pounds Pure Live <br />Seed Per Acre <br />6.5 <br />19.0 <br />2.5 <br />2~ <br />After reviewing your response to the Division's question, it is <br />unclear what the operator's intention will be regarding <br />topsoil. Will the operator topsoil all of the areas to a depth <br />of 4 to 5 inches or will the operator topsoil the 4h:ly slopes <br />to 9 inches and use the soil/overburden material on the pit <br />floor? <br />~~ <br />'~ If the operator proposes to use the soil/overburden material, t <br />~~ what depth will this material be spread on the site?. Also, <br />~~ ~ please provide a copy of the sails analysis of this <br />~~ soils/overburden material that you mentioned you had at our <br />meeting of October 11, 1983. <br />2. The Division is uncertain as to what seed mixture(s) will be <br />used on this site when reclamation occurs. The Division aptly <br />stated in the September 29, 1983 correspondence the reason for <br />going with a different seed mixture. The Division recommends <br />using this seed mixture if all of the areas are to topsoiled. <br />Is this agreeable by the operator? If not, the operator must <br />propose a different seed mixture. <br />If the operator proposes to not topsoil all of the areas, the <br />Division recommends the following two seed mixtures. These seed <br />mixtures are basically the ones proposed on page 21 but <br />eliminates winter wheat because of the Division's experience <br />with winter wheat out-competing the desired seed mixture species <br />resulting in a poor vegetation stand. Also, the rates in both <br />seed mixtures have been changed by reducing the rate of slender <br />wheatgrass and increasing the rate of sideoats grama in the <br />first seed mixture whereas white sweetclover Yias been <br />eliminated, yellow sweetclover has been reduced and little <br />bluestem and tall fescue have been increased in the second <br />mixture. <br />Seed Mixture for Topsoiled Areas <br />S ep ties <br />Intermediate wheatgrass <br />Pubescent wheatgrass <br />Slender wheatgrass <br />sideoats grama <br />Little bluestem <br />Pounds Pure Live Seed Per Acre <br />Drill Broadcast <br />4.6 9.2 <br />3.8 7.6 <br />2.2 4.4 <br />2.4 4.8 <br />1.2 2.4 <br />14.2 28.4 <br />