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• Technical Guiae <br />UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Section IV <br />~' ' Soil Conservation Service May 1, 1974 <br />Colorado <br />STANDARD AND SPECIFICATIONS <br />tULCHING (484) <br />(Supplement Flo. 1) <br />STRA'd MULCHING <br />STANOARfI <br />Definition <br />---r-- <br />App]ying straw mulch not produced on the site to the soil surf~ice. <br />Purpose <br />To conserve mAisture; prevent surface compaction or crusttng; <br />reduce runoff and erosion; and help establish vegetative cover. <br />Where aoolicable <br />On all soils subject to erosion, but particularly critical areas on <br />the following land uses: <br />Commercial/Industrial <br />Community Services <br />Recreation <br />Residential <br />Transportation Services <br />SPECIFICATIONS <br />Site Preparation <br />1. Area should be shaped and graded according to appropriate <br />engineering design. (Omit for temporary stabilization.) <br />2. Remove tree limbs, trash, and other debris. If a mulch <br />netting is to be used to hold straw in place, all rocks <br />larger than four inches in diameter should be removed. <br />3. Till soil to a depth of approximately six inches if much <br />is to be held in place by mechanical means (crimping). <br />4. If necessary to till soil, use culti-packer or similar <br />equipment to firm seedbed adequate for seeding. <br />Pacle 1 of 4 <br />