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1 <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />B <br />regarding roads, land fills, and the quarry have a broader purpose than <br />scenics alone; they will therefore be covered under "Rehabilitation." <br />It was recommended that the scalehouse (Item 2) and equipment house (Item <br />6) be painted neutral colors to blend with surroundings. We recommended <br />leaving the utility lines as they are to avoid further disturbance to <br />the area. <br />Actions <br />Both the scalehouse and the equipment house have been painted as recommended. <br />The scalehouse was considered in 1974 to have a minimum of unfavorable <br />visual impact. The equipment house near the top of the quarry has been <br />painted and moved. It is no longer considered to be a scenic detractant. <br />Rehabilitation <br />The rehabilitation plan was concerned with stabilization of disturbed <br />areas to prevent erosion and with blending scenic scars with the land- <br />scape. Areas in need of treatment included the following: <br />1) Haul road from Highway 8 to the scalehouse (property line). <br />It includes about 1,150 feet of cuts and fills. <br />2) Haul road from scalehouse into quarry. This includes about <br />720 feet of cuts and 370 feet of fills. <br />3) Service road to top of quarry. This road, 2,900 feet long, is <br />the most widely visible feature of the whole operation. <br />4) The downstream face of the operating area fill. <br />Recommendations <br />1. Haul Road. Hi <br />8 to scalehouse <br />(a) Backslope roadcuts to 2 to 1 wherever possible, <br />(b) Hydromulch with sylvafiber or equal containing about 15 pounds <br />per acre of seeds of seven species of nrasses and shrubs which <br />were named. <br />(c) Hand plant acorns of Gambels oak in small clusters. <br />Actions <br />The road's cuts were not backsloped. P1any of the cuts were in rock where <br />backsloping was impractical. <br />The fill slopes were seeded without hydromulching. Success was limited. <br />Subsequent grading of the road kept disturbing the fill. In 1974 the <br />1 <br />