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~ . ~ III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ~_. 999 United States Solt ~~% D9Perttnent of Conservation Agriculture Service 200 South 10th Street, Rocky Ford, CO 81067 R~CEIVEpGc~ 3 ~ ts8~ December j0, 1981 Mr. Don Aldrich Otero County Iend IIee Administrator P.O. Box 511 Ia Junta, CO 81050 Dear Don: Recently you and I reviewed the queetiona raised by Mark S. Loye, Reclamation Specialist, from Colorado Mined Iaad Beclamation, regarding your permit application for Hancock Gravel Pit, identified by Mined Iand Reclamation file ~/$1-2?9. Itees we discussed are: 1). Exhibit E: Reclamation Plan. Mr. Loye recommends eared dropaeed and yellow sweetclover be added to seed miz on reclamation sites. 2). Edhibit I: Soils. Mr. Loye wants assurance that voila acquired from off-the-site locations are comparable to on-the-site topsoils in teature and adapted to planned fertilizer recommendations. 3). Ezhibit H: Wildlife. Mr. Loye wants recommended brush species to be seeded in depression areas for wildlife enhancement. . After we reviewed the foregoing items you asked me to consider and research these queetiona and give you a written reply ae soon as possible. My recommendations follow: 1). Exhibit E: Reclamation Flan. I consider eaad dropaeed ae optional in the seed miz because this grass is a natural i~ader and will usually reseed naturally in disturbed areas where seeding ie not effective. IInder natural conditions sand dropaeed will comprise about 596 by weight of the total vegetative cover on this site. I will not recommend yellow sweetclover ae a part of your seed miz. Yellow eweetclover is usually short lived, is competitive xith grasses for moisture and space and does - not contribute significantly.-to seed_li_ng-success or longevity of the grssa stand. - _ - O Tne $oi Coneervelan Service lJ is en •pencY of Ins SCS-AS-1 Depe/tment of Apritultwe tD 79