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III IIIIII~IIIIIIIII West Ara~oe Soil Conservation Distri~ <br />730 Simms Street, Room 416. Golden, CO 80401 (303) 236-2702 <br />June 28, 1988 <br />Bob Cloughen, Zoning Administrator <br />Arapahoe County Building Dept. <br />5334 5. Prince Street <br />Littleton, CO 80166 <br />RE: Case Number BA88-7-4 (Industrial Constructors Corp.) <br />Dear Mr. Cloughen, <br />Our District Conservationist, Gary Finstad, has advised us of several items <br />in this application which need to be amended for accuracy and to facilitate <br />successful reclamation work. <br />The third paragraph of Exhibit E - Reclamation Plan (page 6 of the application) <br />contains the statement, "The SCS made no mulching recommendations." Please <br />refer to the letter from Gary to Mike Lammens, dated April 11, 1988, in Exhibit <br />I. The second paragraph of item number 4 (second page of letter, page 14 of <br />application)contains mulching recommendations. <br />On page 7 of the application, under "Revegetation Information", reference is <br />made to making finished slopes compatible with the post-mining land use of <br />grazing. We recommend that no slopes be left which are steeper than 6:1. <br />This will not only aid in successful establishment of vegetation, but will <br />help avoid future slope damage from cattle. <br />This section goes on to indicate that grass seed will be drilled "wherever <br />possible". According to the slopes committed to in the reclamation plan, <br />drilling is possible everywhere. No grass seed should be broadcast on this <br />site. - <br />On page 8, under "Seeding Time", the text indicates that a fall seeding will be <br />done "before the first freeze (about the time winter wheat is planted)." The <br />recommended grass species are biologically and physiologically dissimilar to <br />winter wheat. If planted in early fall, they will germinate and suffer <br />"winter kill". <br />For a non-irrigated planting, the recommended seeding dates are November 1 to <br />April 30. A November 1 seeding is a "dormant seeding" - seed does not germinate <br />until spring. Dormant seedings are the most successful non-irrigated-see ings <br />in northeastern Colorado. <br />Seed may also be planted in Spring (until about April 30) - the earlier,the <br />better. <br />CONSERVATION ~ DEVELOPMENT SELF GOVERNMENT <br />