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u <br />RECLAMATION PLAN <br /> <br />EXHIBIT E (coot) <br />The area will be returned to at least it's present <br />vegetative condition when reclamation is complete. Because there <br />will be ponds on the property we are not able to return the area <br />is its exact present condition. When complete, the area will be <br />better for wildlife use than before mining began. The Natural <br />Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) report in SOILS AND <br />VEGETATION section gives the background information needed to <br />show we have established the present ground cover percentages <br />when reclamation is complete. <br />Existing soils in place have been capable of producing a <br />fairly dense cover of native grasses suitable for grazing <br />purposes when not abused. The NRCS reports the area is capable <br />of producing 2,000 to 3,000 pounds of forage under its present <br />conditions. We will use this data when doing reclamation to <br />establish the success of our work. <br />When final grading and reshaping is complete, the area will <br />be resoiled. Careful analysis of the growth medium and salvage- <br />able soil will permit the operator to implement a soil additive <br />program and to monitor the prescribed seeding plan to determine <br />if the plan requires revision. Under normal weather conditions, <br />an adequate moisture reserve will be present for establishment of <br />the proposed seed mixture. No irrigation will be used during <br />reclamation as we are trying to establish a vegetation cover that <br />is not dependent on irrigation to survive. <br />REVECETATION PROGRAM <br />The revegetation program to be implemented is detailed <br />below. It incorporates recommendations taken from the report <br />prepared by Mr. Norm Wells of the Natural Resources Conservation <br />Service's, Weld County office. His report is located in the <br />SOILS AND VEGETATION section of this application. <br />REVEGETATION INFORMATION <br />The topsoiling plan presented earlier and the revegetation <br />program are devised after careful review of the existing soil <br />conditions and present vegetation, both on site and in the <br />reports contained in the SOILS AND VEGETATION section. <br />Revegetation will be carried out in such a way, so as to <br />establish a diverse, effective and long-lasting vegetative cover <br />that is capable of self-regeneration without continued dependence <br />on irrigation, soil amendments or fertilizers. The plan is <br />designed to create a vegetative cover that is at least equal in <br />extent to the cover of the natural vegetation before mining. The <br />use of species native to the area are included. Since the <br />intended use of the reclaimed land is a wildlife habitat reserve <br />and private recreation area, the land will be restored to slopes <br />commensurate with such uses. <br />Seed will be drilled wherever possible, when drilling is not <br />possible, the seed wi~~broadcast-The revegetation plan <br />provides for the greatest probability of success in plant estab- <br />13 <br />