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<br />-2- <br />(b) specify the maximum gradient of reclaimed slopes (horizontal:verticai}. <br />If the Application proposes slopes steeper than 3:1, you must include a justification that <br />supports steeper slopes for the proposed post-nnining land use, and demonstrates <br />compliance with the applicable performance standards of Section 3.1. <br />(c) specify the measures that will be taken to revegetate the site, if applicable, <br />including: <br />(i) The thickness of plant growth medium to be replaced. Sample and <br />analyze available soils sufficiently to establish quantity and quality; <br />(ii) state at what point in the mining plan the site will be seeded. <br />Explain how the seedbed will be prepared to eliminate compacted conditions (e.g., <br />plowed, chiselled, disced). State the type, application rate, and soil incorporation <br />methods of fertilizer application, if any. NOTE: Soil amendments shall only be applied <br />where soil tests indicate nutrient deficiencies for the plant species to be established; <br />(iii) state the grass, forb, shrub and tree species to be planted and the <br />applicable quantities. Specify the quantity of each grass and forb species as pounds of <br />pure live seed per acre; <br />(iv) specify the application method for grass and forb seeding. If the <br />seed is to be broadcast, the application rate shall be twice the rate required for seed <br />drilling. If the seedbed has not been adequately roughened prior to seeding, the seed <br />shall be raked or harrowed after broadcast application; <br />(v) if a mulch is needed, specify the kind to be used, the crimping <br />method, and rate of application; and <br />(vi) explain the establishment methods for each species of shrub and/or <br />tree, and state the number of each to be established per acre. <br />(d) Specify which ponds, streams, roads and buildings, if any, will remain after <br />reclamation. These features must be shown on the Exhibit E -Map. If ponds are part <br />of the Reclamation Plan, slopes from 5 vertical feet above to 10 vertical feet below the <br />expected average water level cannot be steeper than 3H:1 V; remaining slope lengths may <br />not be steeper than 2H:1V. Where wildlife habitat is the proposed future land use, <br />shorelines should be irregularly shaped to promote a diverse wildlife habitat. The <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) must be consulted where wildlife use is the <br />proposed future land use. <br />(e) Specify the reclamation treatment of any waste rock dumps, tailing <br />impoundments, underground mine openings, ditches, sediment control facilities, buildings <br />and other features specified in your mine plan but not previously addressed in the <br />