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UNITED STATES NATURAL RESOURCES P.O. BOX 68 <br /> DEPARTMENT of CONSERVATION HAXTUN CO. <br /> AGRICULTURE SERVICE 80731-0068 <br /> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br /> L & L READY MIX June 30 , 1998 <br /> P.O. BOX 218 <br /> Haxtun, Colo. 80731 <br /> RE. Information for Mined Land Reclamation <br /> LocatedjN-Sec 14-T7N-R46W Phillips County, Colorado . <br /> Dear L & L READY MIX, <br /> The information you requested on about �/8�9. acres of land in <br /> thejN-Sec. 14-T7N-R46W in Phillips County, is included with this <br /> letter. It is my understanding that the request is to remove soil and <br /> gravel . <br /> SOIL INFORMATION: <br /> Soil for the area requested, according to the Soil Survey of <br /> Phillips County, issued June 1971, is mapped in one unit . The soil map <br /> unit is (WeE) Wages-Eckley-Dix complex, 5-25 percent slopes . For more <br /> information see attached soils map and soil descriptions . <br /> VEGETATION INFORMATION: <br /> The vegetation on this site consists of grasses , forbs , and annul <br /> weeds . The grasses are : Blue Grama, Western Wheatgrass, Buffalo Grass, <br /> Red Three Awn, Downy Brome , Six Weeks Fescue , Sand Dropseed . Forbs on <br /> this site are : Scurfsea, Sand Sage, Wavyleaf Thistle , Asters , Worm <br /> Wood, Cudweed Sage, Plains Prickly Pear and Wooly Indianwheat . <br /> RECLAMATION PLAN: <br /> 1 . Slopes : During mining operations , cut or fill slopes should not <br /> exceed 3 : 1 side slopes ( 3 horizontal to 1 vertical ) . 'Cut slopes should <br /> be scarified a minimum of three inches deep prior to placement of any <br /> soil material . <br /> 2 . Top Soil: During mining operations topsoil should be stockpiled to <br /> be used in reclamation of the area. After mining operations are <br /> completed, the area should be shaped and graded with no slopes <br /> exceeding 3 : 1 . After scarifying, topsoil should be spread over any <br /> disturbed area. The topsoil should be six inches to one foot thick. <br /> While topsoil is stockpiled it should seeded to Lincoln Smooth Brome <br /> grass at the rate of 13 pounds per acre of Per Live Seed. It could be <br /> seeded with a nurse crop of 5 to 10 pounds of oats per acre . Grass <br /> seeding should be done between November 1 and May 1 . <br /> 3 . COVER CROP: After the topsoil has been spread over areas to be <br /> reclaimed, it should be seeded to a cover crop. Recommendations are to <br /> use a hybrid forage sorghum. This should be seeded before July 1 . The <br /> rate of seeding is about 15 pounds of seed per acre in 6" to 12" row <br /> spacing. There should be at least 8" to 12" of stubble to seed grass <br /> into. <br /> 4 . FERTILIZER: Soil test should be made prior to seeding and applied <br /> as needed. <br /> EXHIBIT E — <br /> RECLAMATION PLAN <br /> 16 <br />