2004-04-13_PERMIT FILE - M2004026

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LEONE SAfvD ARID GRAVEL CO. , OPERATOR AHD idR. BURKE, O~1NER SECTION V RECLAMATION REC064+fENDATIONS The mined area is a mesa top with gravel break side slopes. The disturbed area will be restored to native vegetation and wildlife habitat. Mined areas should be planned to minimize impacts and to restore land as soon as possible. Enough top-soil should be stockpiled in order to backfill any disturbed area with a minimum of at least six inches of top-soil. Refer to letter dated October 12, 1979, from Lee Neve, Soil Scientist, on location and amounts of top-soil available from Rim (KnC) and Ildefonso Complex (XC~E) soil mapping units. Any reclaimed area shoul3 be graded to a slope flat enough to establish permanent vegetative cover. A minimum of a 3:1 slope is desirable and gentler slopes would be even more beneficial. In preparing the seedbed prior to planting, the top-soil should be firm and weed-free. Grass seed should be drilled across slope to a depth of one:'half ('/Z) inch. It would be beneficial to drill with a grass drill equipped with depth bands and packer wheels. The mined area will be reseeded by drilling a range mixture of eight (8) pounds PLS/Ac. of Barton or Arriba western wheatgrass and four and a half (4.5) pounds PLS/Ac. of Vaughn or E1 Reno side-oats grams. Mulching of all seeded areas is recommended and will greatly enhance the chances of obtaining a stand of grass. If a straw or hay mulch is used, a minimum of 4,000 lbs. per acre of air dry mulch should. be used. The mulch should be incorporated into the soil surface after the seeding oper- ation is completed with a crimper, sheep's foot or disc. Any seeding should be done in the early spring or late fall depending upon available soil moisture. Since the mining area is located in a lcw precipitation zone and there won't be any supplemental water used, fertilizer application is not recommended. All seeded areas should be protected from grazing and traffic for a minimum of two {2) full growing seasons following treatment or until stand establishment.