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•b <br />ek.:~ u. <br /> <br />6TH & Albert Straeta, Walaenburg, Colorado 81089 <br />Vezzani Gravel Pit <br />November 1$, 1986 <br />Mr. Loyd V. "Buck" Barnhart <br />3 Sedum Court <br />Pueblo, Colorado 81001 <br />Dear Mr. Barnhart: <br />On Monday November 17a 1986 Lovis P. Vezzani and I field reviewed the 10.3 <br />acre proposed addition to his permitted gravel git. This area wee mined for <br />gravel many years ago and left ae a nearly level pit floor. R;v information <br />and reeommeadatione on the reclamation of the site are as follovea <br />9oilas The soil on this general area was mapped as Sohamber-Midway Complox <br />3 to 2596 elopes. The area was mined for gravel some years ago <br />leaving a nearly level floor with a very thin Bandy, gravelly, stoney <br />material over a calcareous oley shale. <br />Shaniaa and Erosion Controls <br />No escavatioa or mining is proposed on the area. It x121 be used as <br />s location site for an asphalt plant and stockpiling of materiels <br />used in 3ta operation. When operations cease only a minor amount <br />of smoothing will be required. Wind erosion of the sandy surface materiel <br />is the mayor erosion hazard. It will be important to return the diaburbed <br />areas to vegetation as rapidly as possible when operations cease. <br />TopaoilinQ: There is no topsoil on the site. The topsoil disappeared during <br />the original gravel mining operation. There is a thin layer of sandy <br />material over the underlying clay ahala. Sines no mining is proposed on <br />this site ao stockpiling should be considered. The surface soil, <br />"topsoil", will remain the same ae ie prasentJ,y on the ground. <br />Mulchings At this location mulohing is highly recommended to improve grass <br />establishment. The site to be seeded should be mulched with 3000 to <br />4000 pounds of grass hay per acre, At least 50$ of the hay mulch should have <br />a leaf length of 10 Sashes or more and free of mold. The mulch material <br />ahoul:d bs disk anchored itt the soil.. - - <br />Seed Mix: Suggested Seed Min - Four species each making up 25$ of the mixture <br />-?the same mixture as will be used on the adjacent pit site): <br />Hatohita Blue grams .75 lbs. PLS/Ac. <br />Sand dropseed .125 ibs. PL3/Ao. <br />Critana Thiokepike~lkheatgrase 2.75 lbs. PLS/Ao. <br />Yellow Sweetclover (Innoculated) 1.75 lbs. PLS/Ac. <br />The above seed rates are for seed planted with a gresa drill. If the <br />area is broadcast seeded, double the seed rates. <br />Continued <br />