PERMFILE105202

• Permit No: M1995026
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 4/5/1995
• Doc Name: REGULAR OPERATION RECLAMATION PERMIT APPLICATION FORM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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UNITED STATES SOIL P.O. Box 389
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Westcliffe, CO 81252
AGRICULTURE SERVICE 719-783-2481
May 17, 199x:
Rick F'er-schbacher
Road Super-visor-
F'.ii. L-:o:: 545
Westcliffe, CCi 81252
Dear- Rico::
This i s i r. response tr. your- request f r,r- a r•ec I arnat i urr p I an fur a
proposed grave I pit i n Custer- C:vurity. -f hie pit w i I I be owned by
Custer- Cc.ur~ty and is located irr the NW1/4, NE1/4, Section '~, T235,
R7~W, appro::irnately f-. miles s~?utY~ of Westcliffe.
Yc~u ar~d I reviewed tF~e 4v3 acres c. r. ~~ Apr-i I tr. lank at the
t~?pogr-apYry and vegetat i ~?r~. The grasses ors the site i roc I ude Ci I ue
gr-arna, hleedlear~dth~r'ead, Mour~tair~ rnuh~ly, Sleepygr-ass, ar~d TYireeawri.
There was also Yucca any] other for-bs an~i shrubs. The range
cc~rrd i t i ~~rr i s cc~r~s i der-ed to tie good tr. e~ ce I I errt. TF~e so i 1 s consist
c.f sandy I yams r,r~ 2 to 15 per'c ent s 1 oyes. Per'rneab i I i ty of the
so i I s i s moderate, the t~azar-d of er-os i urn i s moderate to very Yi i ghi
and availat~Ie water' capacity is low.
TY~e i nter~t ~?f tY~e C:~?ur~ty i s to r-ernove grave I for roadbed mater i a I
ar~d ~;ther- uses. E~cavat i ~?r~ will occur- d i stur-b i ng appr-ox i mate l y 5
acres at a tune aril r-eclarnatiarr will be crrnpleted as the pit area
i s r-e I vcated tr--~ ar~otF~er- 6 acres. All of the excavat i an will 6e vri
a 40 acre tract .?r~ tF~e souttr side cif Schoo I f i e I d/Ros i to Road.
Mining will be c.f the pit type versus under-gr'ound.
RECLAMATION PLAN
To achieve the test r-es
should be stoc4::F~i led to
tF~e bare sr, i I TY~e tap
pile so it does riot get
sail wi11 tie stoc4::pifed
will be adequate.
ults for- r'eclairnirrg disturbed areas, topsoil
be used later- for- thre last f.?ot of cover- or.
1' ir~cF~es of sui I sh,r.~uld be placed ire a
rni:;ed with subsoil. Yr.~u had indicated the
ors the west boundary of the 4G3 acres wt,ictr
If e- cavat i urn appr-pach~es areas tc~ tY:e south ar~d west where slopes
begin t~; e::ceed 5 percent, diversions or- ter-races sFrould be
ci~r~str-urted t~elrw tF~e e;;cavated areas to pr-event svi I frarn eroding
ir~tr_~ tF~e channel L-~elow. Ttris wi 11 rnaintair~ the qual ity of the
water- ire tY~e r-eceivir~g str-earns.
Where e::cavati~~r~ is complete fc~r• each pit, tF~e slopes Should be left
rrn steeper tY~arr :: 1 arrd, i f puss i t~ I e, 4: 1 yr flatter-. This w i l l
aid ire the success of r-eestabl ist~ir~g vegetatiar~ orr ttre slopes. The