PERMFILE48546

• Permit No: M2006017
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 2/8/2006
• Doc Name: 112 Permit Application
• From: Oglebay Norton Industrial Sands Inc.
• To: DMG
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Banks and Gesso, LLC
possible, preferably 3:1 or flatter. If steeper slopes are to be reseeded
you need to consider an erosion control blanket to cover the slope to
prevent rilling and loss of topsoil and seed that has been applied
3. Seeding should preferably be accomplished using an appropriate grass drill.
The drill should be equipped with a satisfactory seed-feeding mechanism,
agitator, double disc furrow openers with depth bands, and packer wheels or
drag chains. If small legume seed is to be drilled (alfalfa, clover); the drill should
have an appropriate small seed feeder box. This would also hold true of small
grass seed (sand dropseed) Distances between drill rows should not exceed 12
inches. The best results are from a seed ddll that has 8 inch spacing between
drill rows. Seed may be broadcast if the site is not accessible to a grass drill.
Broadcasting rates will be double what the drill rates are. The broadcast
seed should be covered %: to'/. of an inch deep raked in. Care should be taken
not to cover the seed over'/. of an inch since it will probably not be able to
germinate and come out of the ground at deeper depths. If the soil surtace is
frozen seeding should wait until the site can be drilled or broadcast and the seed
covered to the required depth. Hydromulching might be a consideration on some
sites that are difficult to reseed. I would recommend that two operations be
applied with hydromulching. The seed applied first and the mulch in a second
operation. If the seeding operation is done all at once I would ask the applicator
for some assurances of success when applying the seed by hydromulch.
4. The timing of the seeding should also be a consideration. Best results are with
late fall seeding before the ground freezes. Spring application will work but it
may take longer to get a stand of grass that holds the ground. Seeding should
not occur from May 15'" to the middle of October unless supplemental water is
available to germinate the newly seeded area. Supplemental water could be
applied at a rate sufficient to keep plants from stressing once they are
germinated. Apply about 1 inch of water per application during the first growing
season dependent on the amount of natural moisture received.
5. Upon completion of the seeding operation the site should be covered with weed
free mulch at the rate of 4,000 lbs. to the acre and be crimped into the soil to
prevent the straw from being blown off the site. If manure is used in [he sandy
areas of the county, apply the manure at a rate of 20 tons to the acre spread
uniformly over the seeded site. Mulches will provide a more humid environment
for the seeding to become established, help in providing wind erosion protection
and conserve existing soil moisture.
6. Weed control for the first two growing seasons should be considered as part of
the seeding operation. Mowing during the first growing season when the weeds
are approximately 6 inches high will help in establishing the newly seeded area.
Native grass seeding takes from 2 to 4 years to get firmly established depending
on the species selected. Introduced grasses will establish quicker especially if
wheat grasses and the rye grasses are in the mix.
Oglebay Norton Industrial Sands, Inc. February 2, 2006
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