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-`" United States <br />_~Department of <br />Agriculture <br />so; 1 <br />Conservation <br />Service <br />249 tier A~renu? <br />Lan ~=ity, C:0 81212 <br />Phone (7191 275-446 <br />SUBJECT: Reclamation Plan - DATE: 12-11-Q9 ^^^212223 <br />~ ~ T <br />~~ m <br />m <br />TO; Marshall Butler r., R " ~ <br />Fremont County Planning and Zoning Depatrm?nt ~ ~ ~ o <br />Canon City, CO 81212 `G•„ , <br />SITE PREPARATIONI: unsuitable sail material should b? removed and <br />buried so that it does nut ad•,ersely affect ,.rater quality or plant <br />growth. Areas to be graded shall Ge clear'ed of trees, Jogs, brush, <br />and any other material that would interfere with r?clarnation <br />operations. Boulders, other rods, and similar material =_tiall b? <br />buried or other!•,ise placed where they do not interfer? l.~ith <br />reclamation operations, planned land use, or ad"er=_.?ly affect plant <br />gror.,th. <br />An effort =_hould be mad? to reconstruct the s~~il with materials <br />aV3113b1e on the site. There ,s =_oil material =_uitaGl? for this u=_e <br />on and adiacent to the propc~s?d site. This material should be <br />stocl::piled and protected for us? as final co"er material. Any areas <br />used for Gorrow material will n??d tr. G? graded and =_haped to blend <br />in with the adjacent landscape and final sl~~pes of the area to be <br />reclaimed. <br />All roads to Ge reclaimed and e::cav.atior~s should be shaped and <br />graded to bl?nd in with the original slope. <br />Any high walls should Ge graded to a lo~.rer slope it possible, or <br />if they are to be cooer'ed, sloped on a 1!2 to 1 slope before the soil <br />is placed against the r,~all, <br />Final grading should leave slopes flatter than 3:1, where .at all <br />possible. Slopes of 5:1 or flatter are much mare desiraGle for <br />greater success in revegetation and operation of equipment. In some <br />areas, shallow depressions. might be left after final shaping. These <br />would serve to collect water to encourage khe establishment of native <br />trees and shrubs, as u.,e71 as pro~,iding some extra wildlife habitat. <br />At the time of reclamation, the stockpiled topsoil should be <br />spread about 5 inches thicl: over the area to be reclaimed and then <br />disced er ripped to incorporate it with the subsurface material, <br />FERTILIZATIntI; We recommend that fertilizer be app)ied to the area to <br />he r?claim?d, either prior to =_.eeding or after grass seedlings have <br />reached the 2 to 3 leaf stage. No less than 20 pounds of of nitrogen <br />(PJl and 40 pounds of phosphate (P20 ) per acre should be applied, <br />unless a soil analysis indicates sufficient amo~ints of then? <br />element=_. Anirc~al manures, or similar organic material, may be used <br />to supply all or part of the specified nutrients, <br />SEEDBED PREPARATION: The seedbed should be well settled and firm, but <br />friable enough that s?ed can be drilled at the r?commend?d depth. <br />Soils that have Geen overrornpacted by traffic or equiprr~ent =_hould be <br />tilled (deep chiseled or ripped, if n?r.essaryl to Greal: uP <br />r'estricfive or COn7paCt?d layers, and then h.arr'o~•~?.d and rolled or <br />~-D <br /> <br />