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Page 8 June 18, 1985 Sand Pit C. Farrell $2016 to cover the additional topsoiling costs. There is, for all practical purposes, no change in the amount of land needing revegetation. This would amount to an increase of about $3250. Limited mulch costs are included in the revegetation. The limitation is for severe slopes where vegetation cannot start without the aid of mulch. Generally, we have not found that mulches in the Colorado Springs area are all that beneficial, unless the mulch is placed in a fashion similar to that used in landscaping operations (this costs about $4000 to $6000 per acre for materials and labor). We feel this is because of the favorable moisture conditions in this area - the drought period during the growing season is quite short, which makes for excellent revegetation conditions assuming adapted species are used. We do not feel that including in the bond the cost of mulching the entire area is at all reasonable. All mulch on the slopes would need to be anchored by hand using expensive nets at a cost of about $5000 per acre. Furthermore, experience in this area has shown that areas where the slope is less steep than about 5:1 revegetate well without mulch. In short, we do not feel that revegetation costs need to be increased to include bond for mulching that, in our experience, is not even necessary. In summary, we will agree to $$n increase in the bond amount to $30,000 from our orig5.haS'recommehdatYon o~"~$25,DOA. To fully bond all the items you have requested us to include in the cost would require a bond amount approximately equal to all the bonds on all the operations in Colorado Springs added together. We certainly do not feel that it is at all reasonable to require for a 35 acre sand pit a bond on the order of 1.25 million dollars. Item 2 - Please state which type of Financial [Jarranty you've chosen, such that the appropriate forms may be sent. RESPONSE - We have chosen the Corporate Surety. OTHER ITEMS: With regard to the lack of previous maps included with the annual reports, perhaps it is not reflected in the file that in the past it has been the policy stated to us by members of your staff that if the changes from the previous year were not significant enough to warrant an annual report map, then no map need be sent along with the narrative. In past years such has been the case here as well as at other operations. However, this year (1985) there was a new map submitted which shows the rather limited but, in our opinion, sufficient changes that have accumulated over the years. The preparation of new maps each