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DELTA SOIL CUNSERVATIUN DISTRICT ,. ' • ,'~ _. .'.'~ DEITA, COLORADO 81416 '~ 690 Industrial Blvd. July 20, 1979 lta County Commissioners lta County Court House lta, Colorado 81416 r Sirs: Mined Land Reclamation Permit it Name - Lemoine Gravel Pit ocation-Legal - Part of E2, Sect. 20, 145, 92, 6th P.M. ize - 9 acres of a 20 acre tract rea lies - Approximately 2 miles northwest of Hotchkiss, Colo. revious Use - Rangeland, a gravel pit site, and irrigated pasture. revious plants - Galletts, Cactii, P.abbitbush, Halogeten> Schadscale, Cottonwood, Juniper trees, and pasture grasses. oils - Predominantly 52 L-C, Aqua Fria clay loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes. Top Soil - clay loam, 0 to 2 inches Subsoil - heavy clay loam, 2 to 24:.inches Underlying material, gravelly and cobbly loam over shale Est. 30% gravel is over 1;" Gravel depth, 12 to 20 feet Soil undergravel, shale Water table, none Flood plain, none ~-vegetation - On the designated 9 acres. - To re-vegetate the site after mining is completed the base should be re- turned to a 3:1 slope on the west side and the remainder to a uniform sloppe of about 0.5% so. it can be irrigated. Top soil should be spread• at•least 6 inches deep over the 3:1 slope and 12 to 18 inches deep on the 0.5% slope area, as indicated bn the lease agreement. On the 3:1 dryland slope the following mixture is recommended per acre: 30% Yellow Sweet clover X 3.5 = 1.0 lb. PLS ~50% Western lJheatgrass X 8.0 ~ 4.0 lbs. PLS 20% Crested Wheatgrass X 5.0 = 1.0 lb. PLS Total 6.0 lbs. PLS The following is a recommended seeding mixture for the.0.5% slope pasture area: 40% Bromegrass, tlanchar = 5.2 lb. PLS - 50% Orchardgrass, Latar = 1.4 lb. PLS 10% Alfalfa = 0.8 16. PLS To tai. 7.4 lb. PLS PLS = Pure Live Seed late fall-seeding date is usually better .for native species so the seed lays ''mant over winter and has early spring moisture for germination and establish-