PERMFILE61789

• Permit No: M1994114
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 10/26/1994
• Doc Name: LIMITED IMPACT OPERATION 110 RECLAMATION PERMIT APPLICATION FORM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

UNITED STATES
• DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTUkE
SOIL
CONSERVATION
SERVICE

P.O. box 389
Westcliffe, CO 81252
719-783-2481

Art Nor-dyke
Nor~dy4::e C: c~r~str-uct i r~ri
Westcliffe, C:0 C:1'~5'
Dear Ar-t:
-rt. i s i s i n r-espor~se to y~~ur- request for- a r-ec I arnat i c~r~ p l a.ri f :~r- a
grave I ~~ i t I c~cat-ed i r~ tt~e NW1/A I+lE1.i4 cif Sect i or. 5, T~_~5, R71W, i r~
Custer- C:_~urit.y, C:[~ I r_~r-adr~. F' I arcs ar-e t~~ r-ernc~ve grave I fr-orn tt~e area
~.,rhich wi I I cover less than 1!~t acres.
Yr~u ar~d I visited tt~e site on 5 November- 1'=''='"~, tc. r-ev i ew tt~e
cur-r-er~t c~nr~d i t i c~r~ ar~d the p I arcs cif ~~per~at i ore. County Read :-:s?tF~
t~~~r-der's tt~e s~~utti aril Fr•r.~~e C:r-ee4:: i s on ttie r~c~r'tti t~~~r-der-. E;: i st i rig
vegetat i ors i roc I udes grasses, f[~r-t~s a.r~d st~r-ut~s. Tt~e area wa.s
previ rws ly i r+ cr%~p I and ar,d was reseeded t~~ grass, prt'edorni Want I y
Crested wheatgr-ass. either- grasses include Mor.rntain rnuhly and
• t~ I uegr-ass. F!~r-t~s ar~d st~r-ut~s i roc I ude F'i r~que ar~d Rat~t~ i tk~r-ust~.
"Ft~e ~_~i l is p~r-edornir~ar~tly Feltoriia-C:c~utis sandy Ioarn, accc~r-dir~g tc.
tt~e C:u=_ter- C:ourity Sn i I Survey. Tt~ i s sc~ i I teas a surface I aver- n F
sandy I~-yarn, ;_ i aches tl-~ i c4:., ar~d ttie suhsi~ i t i s grave I l y sandy I earn
to very gravelly sandy loam tip a depth ..f ~Sfis inches. F'errneat~i I ity
i s rnr,der-ate a.r~d ava i t a.t-~ l e water- capa.c i ty i s I ~~w. :3ur-f ace r-ur~i~f f i =.;
med i ~.arn arirJ erc~s i r~ri t~a.ar•d i s t~ i gt~ to very t~ i gt~. Tt~e s I ~~pes ar-e
about c: per-cent-.
REC:LAMATICiN FLAN
Tt~e t~~pso i I at tt~ i s site i s about ~_~ i r~cties th i c4:: and shou I d tie
stocL::p i I ed fr.~r- I ater- app I i cat i ~?r~ wt~er~ ttie e;;cavat i ~~r~ i s c~~rnp I ete.
As we discussed, I wou I..I discnur-age you fr-c~rr~ st~~ci::p i I i rig tt,e sr, i I
tin the downl'i i I I side (near- 1=r-c~~e Creek: Y ~~f the P i't since the
pc~tr~r~tial e::ists for- Fr-r,~e C:r-ee1:: tc~ affect tt~e stoc4::pile. Ire ttie
event that tt~e cr-ee4:: would fl4nd, s~~rne cif the tr_~psc~il w~~uld lae
was~t~ed d~~wr~str-earn. 1lowever-, i f ttie sc~ i t i s placed we I I er~ougt~ away
fr-orn the creek (at I east :=~rirsa feet) , then p I ac i ng the sc. i I ~-~n the
ri~~r-thi side of tl-~e liit would tie acceptat~le. Attact~ed is a Floc~d
Ha_ar-d L-~ourniary Map for- the pit area fur- reference.
Wt~er~ tt~e e;:c avat i c.r. i s c ~~rnp I ete, s I [apes st~ou I d tie I eft at _~: 1 r~r-
fla.tter (preferat~ly 4:1> due to the high erosion haza.r-d, tF~e
• tr.~ps:~i I r'eappl ied, ar~d tt~e area seeded ar~d rnulr_t~ed. Seedt~ed
pr-epa.r-a.t i r~r~ st~~~u I d i roc 1 ude srnnott~ i rig ar~~i pack: i rig tl-~e tops„ i I .
Enclrased is a seeding rec~~rnrnendati..n for the pit area along with