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..-,-r _ _ ,. ..~. _ _ .. _ _ _ - - - _ _._ -.__--_ <br />• - <br />• • <br />General F'r-acedur-es for- <br />Minelar~d Reclamation <br />in <br />S~~utr~ F'ar'o::, C:olc~radc~ <br />Rec I arnat i c~ri wc~r-o: i r~ the Sc~utYr F'ar-o:: area has urn i que <br />requi r-ernents. The h i gF~ a I t i tine, short ;r~~wi rrg season (as <br />little as E,Sf days), semi-arid r-air~fail patter-r~s, p~z~7r-ly <br />suited soils, and high w~r~ds make any vegetative plan+,ing a <br />challenge. Special techniques have to tie tao::en tc help <br />ensure even a rnargihal success. Sc~rne of these techniques, <br />such as fer-ti I izer- arnj nulching requirements, are I i=_ted can <br />the Seed i n3 Rec~~rnrner:dat i ons which are attachrner~ts t~~ the <br />fol Ic~wing general cor:siderations ar~d r-ecorr.rnendations. <br />concerning minelar~, reclamati~x~. <br />Disturt~ance of any sites irrvoi•aing wetlands, streams -- <br />even seas~~nal ly por~ded areas may r-e•y !ire a permit fr-orn file <br />appr-o~,r' i ate author- i ty. For- e-:arnp I e _. t!-ie C: I can Wate:- Ac t <br />specifies that p I acerner~t of cer-tai r~ +,y~~es of f i I I ~~r- ~~r-?die <br />rr~ater-ial ihto a river, live str-earn or- playa la4:es requires a <br />Sect i car: 4VS4 F'er-rn i t fr-orn tY~e U.S. Ar-rny C:c~r-ps cif Erg i veer-s. <br />State or- even County regulations regarding such a situation <br />may a!s- apply. Similarly, draining :.F such wet area=_ r.^.ay <br />also fa!I under- certain restrictions by various agencies. <br />WY~erever- appr-c,or- i ate taps: i t ~~r- sut~s~~ i t e:: i st i r~ a <br />pr'ernined or existing rair~e area, it should tie stripped off <br />ar~d st~~co:p i I ed f~~r- use as a gr-r.~wth rued i a for- vegetat i :~r~ c~r~ce <br />rnir~ir:g ceases. These s~~i i stnco;pi les should tie vegetated <br />wi tY~ a ternpor-ar-y erns i r~ri contr'~~ I cover ~~f per'enn i al r-y?^,ras=. <br />- another suitable sc~ecies if tY~e piles a.r-e not used as the <br />f i na I fill I ayer uc~~~r~ rec I arnai. i on w i th I n a c~r~e year- per- i od <br />~~f tittle. <br />Since rn~~st or' the So~!tt~ F'ar-~: area has soils under-ia!r~ <br />by gravel/decomposed granite, adequate amounts of "good.' <br />s~~il ar-e usually laco~.:ir~g--especially where placer- rninir~•a, <br />etc. has ~~ccurr-ed ir: the past. Ire such situatior:s, i+, is <br />recc~rnrnended that a rninirnurn of r• inches (and preferrat~ly <br />more) cif topsc~ i I tie t~rought i n as a gr-c~wtF~ rued i urn for- <br />vegetatior~. Ecc~ri~~rnics have art impact ire tF~is r-egar-d; evert <br />without Haul trig iri addi tior~al sot I, ar~y irnprovernerit i~r <br />r-eclarnatic~r~ of F~istorical rnir~e sites ., r- placers is <br />t~er~eficial arrd desir-at~le ire ar~d of itself. <br />It i s r-ec nrnrr~er~ded the*. any separation of mater- i a I s nr~t <br />be done in a river- or strearnt~ed to reduce wa+,er- ~aual i+,y <br />pr-c~blerns. Additional Iy, ar~y ~~bvin~s dr-air~age pr-c~t~Iern that <br />w~~ul d cause a f I ush i rig ~~ F sed irnent i n+.~~ or- dawn thr-~~ugh a <br />I ivestr-ean~ should tie addressed by rnear~s c.f diver-sign <br />terraces or- si It t~asir~s. Arty large si I+, t~asir~s could <br />