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<br />along the shoreline of the pond area. The extent of these flat areas will be <br />somewhat limited due to the need to limit the growth of cattails on this location. <br />3. Revegetation. The intended post-mining land use of the site will be consistent <br />with the current land use of the site, namely that of rangeland. <br />(a) Thickness of Reapplied Topsoil. The thickness of reapplied topsoil will range <br />from approximately one feet to upwards of 1.5 feet with an average depth of at <br />least 1 foot as recommended by the NRCS. <br />(b) Seedbed Preparation. Following the reapplication of topsoil these sites will be <br />ripped with either a dozer with a ripper bar, a motor grader or a tractor with a <br />chisel plow to eliminate compaction. The depth of ripping will be consistent with <br />the depth of reapplied topsoil to ensure that the quality of topsoil is not diluted <br />by mixing with less desirable subsurface soil materials. Following the completion <br />of the seedbed preparation operations, the sites will be seeded as described <br />below. <br />Seeding will be performed depending on when the ripping and topsoil <br />reapplication operations are completed. Either fall or early spring seeding periods <br />will be utilized. Ifthe seedbed preparation is completed during the summer orfall, <br />then seeding will begin in the fall after fall frosts arrive. If the seedbed preparation <br />is completed during the winter or early spring then spring seedings will be <br />completed when the soil is dry enough to work, yet still somewhat moist. <br />Soil amendments such as supplemental fertilizers will be applied only if soil tests <br />reveal a deficiency for the identified plant nutrients for the plants to be seeded. <br />In the event that tests indicate a nutrient deficiency, then supplemental fertilizers <br />will be applied at the levels recommended by the Colorado State University Soils <br />Testing Laboratory. <br />©Species and Rates of Plants to be Seeded. The basic seed mixture will followthe <br />recommendations contained in the USDA-NRCS report which is discussed in <br />Exhibit 1, Supporting Documentation, with the exception that dry land alfalfa or <br />yellow sweetclover will be added at the rate of 1 pound of per live seed per acre. <br />(d) Seeding Method. Preference will be directed towards drill seeding of all sites <br />which are artificially seeded at this location. In the event that drill seeding cannot <br />be completed then the site will be broadcast seeded at the rates specified in the <br />USDA-NRCS recommendations. <br />(e) Mulchin4. Due to the high amount of organic matter found in these topsoils <br />and absence of slope which would contribute to erosion, there is no need for <br />mulch to be applied to the topsoil stockpiles at this site. At the time of final <br />10 <br />