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.0 .4 Reclamation Plan <br />The reclamation objective of Colowyo is to restore the mined area <br />to a land use capability which will be equal to or better than that <br />which currently exists. The first objectives of all reclamation <br />practices are to stabilize the soils, maintain hydrologic and <br />vegetation resources, and to restore the approximate original <br />contour of the mined area. Ultimately, the areas being mined will <br />be returned to their approximate original use as rangeland with <br />watersheds having their approximate pre-mining character. In <br />general, the long term appearance and usefulness of the mine plan <br />area will be similar to that which would have been encountered <br />prior to any mining. <br />From the beginning planning stages of the Colowyo mine, environmen- <br />tal concerns and reclamation concerns and objectives have been an <br />integral part of the mining and reclamation activities. In 1975, <br />two years prior to the commencement of mining, Colowyo contracted <br />with Colorado State University to conduct reclamation studies to <br />develop methods to reestablish native plant species on disturbed <br />lands, and in particular native shrubs. Also included in these <br />'~ studies were: runoff and sediment plots, mulch plots, fertilizer <br />plots, seeding management practices individual species seedings, <br />and species combination seedings. The initial and last progress <br />reports on these studies are included in Exhibit 10, Vegetation <br />Information. <br />i~ <br />2.05-38d <br /> <br />~c'daiJ%~~~J. II <br />