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<br />~,~~ <br />SU"u^4ARY OF TESTII•lONY OF DR. [9ILLIAM BERG <br />Soil Scientist at Colorado State University <br />in District Court Trial, 1971 <br />Person: Dr. William Berg, B.S, and Master's from Colorado State <br />University in soils, Ph.D. from I•]orth Carolina State University <br />in soils. (folio 3989) <br />Employment: United States Forest Service. (f. 3989) <br />Focus of Expertise: Reclamation of mined areas. (f. 3992) <br />Began 1968. (f. 4010) <br />Areas Examined and On Which Testimony Offered: Queens Canyon and <br />Snyder sites. (f. 4045), (f. 3993, et sea.) <br />Entities Sponsoring Experimentation: Colorado State Univ~=rsity, <br />Experiment Station; Colorado State Forest Service; Colorado Indus- <br />trial t4ining Development Board (f. 4042); and Castle Concr~~te Com- <br />pany (f. 4117). <br />Major Species Present in 1970: Pubescent Wheatgrass, Sid~aoats, <br />Gramma Grass, Sweet Clover (f. 3996). <br />Percentage of Reclaimed Area at Queens Covered by Soil Pa.-ticles: <br />(A) 20% - 18" "Good" <br />(B) 40% - 6" & up "Fair" (f. 4001-4002) <br />(C) 40% - less than 6" "Poor" <br />Success of Woody Species: Pinon 5' to 6', 20%; Ponderosa seedlings, <br />80% (f. 4011). <br />Quality of Soil material: 30°s soil size (f. 4013); moisture reten- <br />tion, good (f. 4013); erosive effect, slight (f. 4014),(f. 4020). <br />Types of Recommended Species: Rhustrilobata (f. 4022), Hzinson rose <br />(f. 4034). <br />Method of Getting Nitrogen into Fines: Clover (f. 4024), bacteria <br />adequate (f. 412J). <br />Goal Includes Blending of Aooearance: (f. 4040). <br />Techniques of Value in Areas with Like Elevation and Soil Availa- <br />bilities: (f. 4050), (f. 4063), (f. 4089). <br />Animals: Deer, mountain sheep, rabbits (f. 4079). <br />The enclosed photocopy of the entire testimony of Dr. Berc permits <br />corroboration and verification. This material is supplied as supple- <br />mentary explanation of the long-term involvement of the Applicant in <br />reclamation of mined areas and of specific conditions to be found <br />at one of the extractive sites (Queens) in detail, another of the <br />sites as an incidental (Snyder), and of the ability to apFly the <br />knowledge and experience so developed to all three sites due to the <br />corresponding elevations and soil particulates to be encountered. <br />This information is NOT to be considered as "part" of the applica- <br />tions, since the Applicant would be charged $2.00 per page to place <br />it in the County Clerk's Gffice, but as explanatory material for <br />staff uses. <br /> <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />