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• have been seeded as soon as possible after mining. These <br />areas of mino are not anticipated to exceed 160 <br />acres. T is assumes that areas w is ave een revege at~d~ <br />will be released from financial warranty after five to ten <br />years of successful seasons of growth. <br />REVEGETATION: <br />Revegetation, the final step in the reclamation <br />process, should be relatively easy as the soils are of good <br />quality. However, the generally dry conditions of this area <br />may well hinder rapid development, something that cannot be <br />easily overcome, with anything short of irrigation. <br />However, in this area of intense variability in <br />precipitation, irrigation would be ecologically undesirable. <br />After distribution of topsoil and before seeding, <br />fertilizer will be spread at the rate of 30 pounds each of <br />nitrogen and phosphorous per acre. This is a general <br />fertilizer application rate that may be modified according <br />to particular conditions such as the addition of mulches, <br />slope characteristics, etc. The vegetation growth itself is <br />the best indicator of fertilizer needs. If growth is slow <br />and vegetative signs indicate certain mineral deficiencies <br />these elements can be added. It is not anticipated severe <br />problems will appear as a result of nutritional deficiencies <br />• because the soil is normally of good productive <br />capabilities. <br />The seed mixture proposed is the same as will be used <br />on the existing permitted area. The mixture is as follows: <br />SPECIES <br />Blue Grama <br />Side-oats Grama <br />Little Bluestem <br />Western Wheatgrass <br />Streambank Wheatgrass <br />Intermediate Wheatgrass <br />White Clover <br />RATE (#PLS/ACRE-DRILLED <br />1 <br />2 <br />0 <br />3 <br />2 <br />3 <br />0 <br />12.0 <br />If the area is broadcast seeded, these rates will be <br />doubled. <br />Topsoil stockpiles will not generally be in place very <br />long once the operation is fully coordinated, but those that <br /> <br />- 17 - <br />