PERMFILE108287

• Permit No: M1997035
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 5/15/1997
• Doc Name: NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION FOR MLR PERMIT FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS LIMITED IMPACT 110 OPERATION
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The attact~e~i seed i rig r-ecornrner~dat i c.r. i s for-war-ded to y~?u as
requested. I ~~ave Borne add i t i ~?na I cornrnerits that you may want to
consider- in regard tc. your high altitude planting.
Sorne of tY~e seed r-ecornrner~dat i ores cal I for urn i que grass species,
ar~d special or-der-s fr~r- srna I I quarit i t i es of these rn i ;;es may be
de I aged or tie higher- i n price t~~an wF~at the dea I er may stock:. In
this case you may want to c ores i der- tr-y i rig ~?tie of the a I ter-rate
plar~tir~g rni:;es or- "ger~er-ic rnia;es" rnar~y dealers stocl.: at very
reasonable prices. Typical names c.f Sorne ~%f these rni:;es include
"F'i4::e's F'eal;" rni;; car- "High Altitude" rni;; and ttie I il::e. Tt~e Ivcal
5C:D aril tl~~e ntt~er- r-etai let-s Bel I these rni;;es, wr~icr~ may cor~tair~ :_
tc~ F grass species but as I orig as they cor~tai ri sc~rne of the species
I i steel be I ow they wou I d pr-ot~ab I y tie acceptat~ I e, depend i rig ~?r. ttie
purpose ~?f the p I art i rig. Spec i a I rn i xtur-es usua I I y have to tie
blended ar~d therefore cast rnor-e tt~ar~ the "ger~er-ic" rni::tur-es.
Wt~er~ tr,e C:r-itical .Area F'lar~tir~g (C:.A.F'.) or # v4~ practice is
r-ecornrnended, i t i s for- bare gr-nurid car- d i stur-bed areas, at the
ter-oadcast rnett,~?.i/rate ~~f seeding. For- C.A.F. ~~r- ~?tt~er- p I art i rigs
whet-e a quicF: or- ternp~~r-ary ground c~~ver- is needed, plant up to 8
p.?ur~ds per- acre c.f per-er~r~ i a I ryegrass. If ttre p I art i rig pur-p~~se i s
to i rater-seed ~?r- aver-seed e>; i st i rig stands ~?f vegetat i or. to provide a
getter- cover- .?f grass, then the C:.A.F'. seeding rate carp be cut ire
half. Li4cewise, if a grass drill is used for- plantings, the
t~roadcast seeding rate carp tie halved. Thre basic seeding
r-ecornrnendatiorr takes these factors into account. Also, if the
purpose of planting is for pasture seeding or- overseedirrg, rather
than a C.A.P., then ferti I izer ar~d mulch are riot r•ecornrnerrded.
Genera I Fur-pose F' I ant i rigs, i nc I ud i rig Lawn arrd Turfgrass Mir:es
Where a low maintenance, natural cover- or- lawn is the goal, Arizona
fescue and one ~?f the native wheatgrass (Western i,r Slernier-), nr
even i r~tr-o~iuced vat- i et i es I i Ice Crested car- Pubescent, ar-e h i gt~ I y
recurnrner~ded fur• any rni:; but their cost may preclude their use.
These species ar-e pr-efer-ab I e t~? i r~tro~iuced b I uegr-asses as ttrey ar-e
locally adapted ar~d hardy. C:r-ested is cheaper to use than ttie
ott~er-s, but i t i s r~c~t quite as cornpet i t i ve as they are.
Ar~y rni;; with various species such as Kentucl::y or Plains bluegr-assp
Hard, Fed or Sheep Fescue; ar,d a quality ryegr-ass (pr-efer-ably a
perer~rrial species) should provide, at a reasoriat~le pricer Moth a
quid.: gr-our~d cover ar~d long term durability when properly planted
ar~d protected. If a quicVc ground cover- is not needed, el irnirrate
r-yegr-ass fr-orn the mix and increase the pr-uportions of the other
species. Wet areas wc~u I d berref i t from the add i t i orr of T imathy or-