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<br />Page Q <br />June 7, 1990 <br />Snyder Correction Actions <br />Bruce Humphries <br />4. In early May a snowstorm dropped 2 feet of snow on <br />the site. This so thoroughly saturated the soil final <br />grading and topsoiling had to be delayed two weeks while the <br />slopes dried out so equipment could be placed on the sites. <br />As I am sure you are aware from your past experience in <br />reclamation planning of coal strip mines, grading steep <br />slopes that are nearly saturated usually causes more <br />problems than it solves. Although the trees in Williams <br />Canyon could have been planted, it seemed more efficient to <br />do sll the tree planting at one time on all areas. This <br />makes monitoring and comparison of success rates on the t.wo <br />areas more useful for future applications. <br />It is Castle's intent to complete all the work by tt~e <br />deadline this fall. I am sure you can understand that tt.is <br />project was not a small one or a simple one. Furthermore, <br />the weather patterns in Colorado Springs, especially in the <br />spring, can sometimes be downright vicious. The May <br />snowstorm sll but shut down the entire lower Arkansas Valley <br />and Colorado Springs. But, that snowstorm, for all of tl.e <br />problems it caused, also relieved a drought problem <br />throughout the region. Throughout the region the vegetation <br />is in better condition than it has been in years. In Bone <br />places along the Arkansas River, pasture production is truly <br />spectacular. <br />Thank you for your consideration and if you have any <br />questions, please call. <br />Respectfully, <br />Mark A. Heffner-'/ <br />