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EXHIBIT E -RECLAMATION PLAN <br />Based on this seed mixture an application rate of approximately 20.0 to 28.0 <br />pls/ac will be used. Topsoil will be disked prior to seeding. It is recommended <br />that fertilizer be utilized for reclamation. A standard application of a fertilizer will <br />be used and applied at a rate of 250 Ibs/ac as shown in Table 3. <br />Table 3 <br />'i Fertilizer Standard <br />rate <br />Ibs/acre <br />Costs <br />based on a bulk e <br />rate of (for 43 ac) <br />$327.00/ton <br />Diammonium phosphate 250 $0.55 $137.50 $2,200.00 <br />(18-46-0) (46-53% <br />available P2O5with 18- ~ <br />21% N) 1 <br />Fertilizer will not be used near the edge of the pond, since the possibility of <br />nitrate contamination in the pond water exists. The total area to be seeded is <br />approximately 16 acres. The total area to be fertilized is approximately 16 acres. <br />Seeding and fertilizing will be completed after the overburden and topsoil is <br />replaced, smoothed to conform to the existing topography and disked. Optimal <br />periods of seeding are in the fall (after November 1 st) or in the spring from late <br />March up to April 30th. Mulching will not be completed as the quality soils and <br />availability of water should facilitate the rapid establishment of perennial grasses. <br />Following revegetation, weed management strategies will be implemented to <br />facilitate and achieve native grassland. Years 1 thru 5 following revegetation will <br />include an aggressive mowing program to prevent the growth and establishment <br />of weeds, specifically, the eight noxious weeds recognized by Larimer County: <br />Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense), Dalmation toadflax (Linaria dalmafica), diffuse <br />knapweed (Centaurea diffusa), leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula), musk thistle <br />(Carduus nutans), Russian knapweed (Centaurea repens), spotted knapweed <br />(Centaurea maculosa) and Yellow toadflax (Linaria vulgaris) as mandated by <br />Colorado State Law (35-5.5CRS1990, 1996). <br />WATER <br />The proposed ponds as shown in EXHIBIT D -RECLAMATION PLAN MAP total <br />approximately 17 acres of un-lined pond surface area. The reclamation plan <br />given herein will not line the two ponds and therefore evaporative loss due to <br />exposed groundwater will create an impact to the Big Thompson River historic <br />flows. For the purpose of offsetting injury to the stream, a temporary substitute <br />supply plan has been developed and will continue to operate until a permanent <br />augmentation plan has been developed. The lease agreement between Coulson <br />Excavating Co, Inc. (Coulson) and the landowner provides that 20 shares of the <br />Hill and Brush Ditch (-294 acre-ft/yr) are to be made available for gravel pit <br />Challenger Pit <br />DMG 112 TR-1 <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />