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<br /> <br />Angie Pit Adequacy Response Letter Page 6 <br />The rate column header has been changed to read Pounds of PLS/Acre. Additional <br />species have been added to the seed mixture. <br />20. The fertilization rate appears to be on the light side. It is recommetded that fertilizer be <br />applied per the recommendations of a soil analysis conducted just prior to the scheduled <br />seed applications. A rate of 200 lbs./acre is generally used for bond calctdations. <br />Exhibit E now reflects an application rate for fertilizer of 200 Ibs/acre. <br />21. No mulch application was specified in the reclamation plats. Att application of 2 <br />tons/acre certified weed free straw or hay mulch is recommended. (Alternatively, a plats <br />for irrigating the reclamation can be incorporated into the reclamation plan.) <br />The applicant holds sufficient water rights within the Gurley Ditch to provide flood <br />irrigation to all areas and phases of the gravel operation to enhance the revegetation <br />effort. <br />22. Please be aware that grazing may nat occur on the acreage in reclamation without prior <br />authorization from the Division, in consultation with the local Soil Conservation District. <br />The landowner sltou[d be appraised of this restriction to avoid problems in the future. <br />This statement is acknowledged in Exhibit E. <br />Exhibit G -Water Information <br />23. Please indicate the depth to groundwater in this area and ideritifv all btown aquifers. <br />The sandstone shelf under the gravel deposit is considered an aquifer. Ground water <br />associated with this aquifer may extend up into the gravel deposit by as much as 10 feet, <br />making the general level of the ground water about 20 feet below the surface. <br />24. Please provide an estimate of water requirements, including amtnal volumes for the <br />development, mining attd reclamation phases of the project. <br />This estimate is now included in Exhibit G. Approximately 3.47acre feet of water per <br />year will be used to provide dust suppression to the haul road and "creased" irrigation to <br />approximately 2 acres per year of reclamation vegetation. <br />Exhibit J -Vegetation <br />25. Please provide cover attd height estimates for al[ vegetative life fontts opt site. <br />