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<br />. - <br />-2- <br /> <br />• Permeability is moderate. Available water capacity is low. <br />r.ffective rooting depth is less than 20 inches. Surface runoff <br />is rapid and water erosion is high. Soil survey interpretations <br />for the Pauasaugunt series are attached. <br />2. 4eaetati.on <br />Dative grasses on the Pauasau3unt soil consisi; primarily of <br />~~.zona fescue, mountain muhly, needlegrasses, Indian ricegrass, <br />Parry oatgrass, wsatera whsatgrass, sideoat gramay and little <br />I <br />bluestem, native trees and shrubs found on this soil are primarily <br />i <br />mountain maho3aay, Gambel oak, pinyon nine, rocky mountain juniper, ~ <br />and ssunkbush sumac, wi`~h lesser amounts of ponderosa pine. <br />C. R CLnDL1TI0,I 33C0:~"1D~TIO:YS <br />• Lana reclamation taxvu~x use of plant materials, including grasses, <br />shrubs, or tress, will be limited to s~~.able elopes slat enough to <br />afford a higa degree of efficiency in moisture infiltration, and <br />having sufficient soil moisture stora3-e capacity to maintain plant <br />growth. <br />Where these conditions cannot be obtained dun to existing site <br />condi~a.oas, as on soma of the eztiema slopes on the Pikeviex Quarry, <br />or because of planned matnods for future li.meatone extraction, <br />other kinds o£ site trea~ent measures must be considered. <br />1, Construction <br />a~ Tha chances for establis'nment of vegetation increases as <br />percent of elope decreases. Slopes should not be. steeper than 3:1. <br />Slopes of 6:1 or flatter are much more desirare. Some slopes <br />• steeper than 3:1 may ba unavoidable, but they should be kept to a <br />