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RECLAMATION PLAN <br />Pueblo East -Mixture for Use on Topsoil Stockpiles - (broadcast seeding) <br />Species Variety Ibs/acre PLS PLS seeds/sq foot <br />Western Wheatgrass Arriba 8.0 20.20 <br />Slender Wheatgrass San Luis 6.0 21.90 <br />Tall Wheatgrass Jose 10.0 18.14 <br />Alkali Sacaton Salado 0.50 20.18 <br /> TOTALS= 24.50 80.42 <br />Based on NRCS recommendation with modification for temporary growth on stockpiles. <br />Alternate Reuegetation for Industrial Areas: In the event the plant site and <br />other lands intended for industrial purposes will not be used for those purposes <br />immediately after completion of the operation, it will be necessary to revegetate these <br />lands. In that case, topsoil will be spread in accordance with the approaches described in <br />the topsoiling section of this plan. Planting will be with the Topsoil Stockpile Protection <br />mix described above. This mixture is intended to survive in the drier conditions of a <br />stockpile or a very upland area and should do well on these sites. <br />Alternate Revegetation for Reservoir: In the event no lessee is available at the <br />end of the operation who is interesting in utilizing the basin for water storage, the basin <br />will need to be revegetated. Woody species will be strictly avoided as they could create <br />problems with future use of the basin for water storage. Emphasis will be on herbaceous <br />species, primarily grasses and wetland species. Wetland species will be established in the <br />lower elevation areas and in small depressions in the bottom of the basin where <br />rainwater may collect. More elevated and drier areas on the bottom of the basin will be <br />planted with the dryland pasture mix. The following mix will also be used on the basin <br />slopes. No topsoil will be spread within the basin, so growth density, at least initially, <br />may be low except in wet areas. However, due the basin being closed, protection from <br />erosion should not be a problem except on the slopes where the dryland pasture mixture <br />should do adequately in the overburden derived growth medium. <br />The following seed mixture will be used in the Reservoir revegetation, as well as <br />for the reservoir area above the high water line if the reservoir is actually established. <br />Pueblo East Pit Amendment Ex ibit E Page 9 <br />