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plant species will be compatible with the plant and animal species <br />of the region. The seed mixes to be used for permanent vegetation <br />were developed from extensive revegetation test programs conducted <br />by Colony, Colorado State University and others. <br />It is possible that the two Grand Valley facilities, when no <br />longer needed by Colony, may be more suitable for other uses <br />than their current use. These uses would have to be compatible <br />with local land use regulations and could include such uses as <br />light industrial, commercial, or some type of housing. If such <br />use is not appropriate, the facilities will be removed and the <br />areas returned to pasture land. Topsoil, which was stockpiled <br />during construction, will be replaced. This will enable Colony <br />to re-establish productive pasture lands to their current degree <br />of cover. A permanent plant cover of pasture grasses capable <br />of self-regeneration equal in cover to similiarly managed sites <br />in the area will be established. The use of any introduced plant <br />species will be compatible with the livestock use of these sites. <br />LAND USE <br />PRE-MINING LAND USE <br />HISTORIC <br />The history of land use on the Dow property and the adjoining <br />lands of the Piceance Basin is necessarily vague and limited as <br />would be expected in a sparsely populated area. In order to. put <br />the current land use in perspective, the following information <br />oh historical land use has been excerpted and paraphrased from <br />an unpublished history of the Piceance Creek Basin prepared by <br />W. Scott in 1975 (Historic Review of the Piceance Basin, unpub- <br />lished manuscript prepared for TOSCO). <br /> <br />E-2 <br />