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<br />SCS-CONS-5 • III III III III IIII III <br />REV. 11-73 <br />FILE CODE CONS-I~-S 999 <br />INVENTORY & EVALUATION <br />u <br />• <br />• U. 5. DE7ARTMEN7 OF AGRICULTURE <br />SOIL CDNSERVATION SERVICE <br />NDIVIDUAL <br /># GROUP <br />UNIT OF GOVERNMENT <br />NE~, SW~, Sec.20, T39N, R8E <br />REQUESTED BY Ward Mathias LOGATION Monte Vista, Colo. <br />Mathias Concrete, Inc. 2 miles north <br />1.5 miles east <br />ASSISTED BY Gary G. Davis DATE Jan- 4, 1977 <br />SITUATION: Need reclamation plan for psavel pit operation. Has hieh water <br />table and irri at ion s stems near but no usable Ovate r' hts, Climate is <br />ve d X600 feet elevation cold o en winters 60- d e <br />Soils on site is dominated the Norte series of avell sand looms. The <br />subsoil is ~ravelDP and cobble at 20 to b0 inch depth Permiability is rabid <br />with low water holdin ca acit This is c ss P <br />The ran site descri tion is a mountain outwash See attached tec <br />ide sheet for a descri tion of this ran s'te <br />SUGGESTED SOLUTION (S): Obtain water rip_hts set up a sprinkler system, and <br />reclavn into irri ated asture and ha land If im ossible then reclaim as <br />a dryland site as follows. Prepare 5:1 slo a on banks and cover with a <br />minimum of 12 inches of good topsoil. Select high ualit seeds for rave etation. <br />See attached sheet of recommended species. Prepare seedbed for critical area <br />treatment. See attached standard and specifications for critical area lantin . <br />Drill seed and cover with straw or commercial nnilching. See attached standard <br />and specifications for straw mulching. <br />• Circle appropriate category. <br />