PERMFILE128093

• Permit No: M1990021
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 2/27/1990
• Doc Name: APPLICATION TO COLORADO MLRD FOR VIRGINIA ACRES GRAVEL PIT UNITED CO OF MESA CNTY INC
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

FEB - s Isso ~,
l1NiTED COML'ANIES
' UNITED 57ATES SOIL 2754 Compass Drive, Suite 170
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Grand Junction, CQ '31500
AGRICULTURE SERVICE [phone]

' February 7, 1'=+:+0
' t4 r-. Maul McGel-~ee
!=~1~=: Uit::e Fii~ad

' Cir-a.n d Ju nction, C~! :.150<:
' Re: ~ieedin3 r-ecr~rnrnendation fnr- r-evegetati..n
~~f land c~ut:,ide ttie st~ar-el ire fnr rniriir~g
~~perati~~r~ located at 'CI Read arrd C: 1/':=: F:r~ad.
I t i s ttie i r~ter~t i c~ri of ttre USDA S~~ i I C'.onser-vat i ~~ri Ser-vice to
' r-ecornrnend seeding rate, seed pr-epar-ation, fer-tili.ation, and specie,
for the establ ishrner~t of vegetation on highly er-~~dible or cr itical ly
erodit~le areas.
SOIL
S~~i Is ire tt~e rniriirrg a.r-ea gave t~eer~ f~~ur~d tc~ L-~e L-~i I I ir~gs Si Ity
Clay Learn (L•~c), 12-iC~ inches i~ver- L-~i I I ir~gs Clay Learn (E:a). lJpon

' cc~rnF~letior, r.f the ruining r~peration , t;~~p soil should be plated crver-
deFicier~t areas a.t a rnir~irnurn depth of ic_-). _: inches. :~~~ils fr~r- tt~e
plar~ti'~g area st,puld tie ta4::er~ fr-orn the first 1'~-1c: inches because tt~e
' underlyirr~i heavy cIa/s ar-e less co nducive '1;.: plant growth 'and ar-e rnc~re
diffic~alt t.. till.
FERTIL_:[-?ER RECCrMMEPdDATIpNS:_
' Frar-Li I izer- should tie placed i~ rr areas to tie planted unless a
I abnra+.or-y soil test i n.1 i Cates an adequate amount of n i tr~~gen and
F~t~nsphcrrus present for- the estate I i st~rnent ~~f vegetat i can. F"ert i I i ~er-
rates [:Y~nul~i I;e r~~~t less ~tt~ar~ fir I ts of Nitrc~ger~ (N) ar~d 4!7 Its=., of
F'hc~sphate (F'~G6) active ingredient per- acre. Application of these
~Fer~ti I izer-s st~c~ulcl be applied irnrne clia~tely pr-ic~r to seeding, at tune ~~f
seedin_1, or imrnediatety fr,lLowing seeding as applicable Ins kind ..f
t fer't i I i zer- ar~d equ i prner~t used.
SEF..UL:EC.~ F'REF'ARATIr!N, SF_EllIPSG:
' Tt e sec!dt~ed st~nu I d tie Sett I ed ar~d f i r-rn, but f r- i ab I e en;~ugt~ that
seed carp L-~e placed at r-ecoinrner~ded depths. 5eedt~ed st~orild L-~e
r-easc~r~at~ly Free r,f weeds at tune o f r~la.rit tc~ reduce c~~rnpetiti~~r~ at
't irne n{' seed i r~3 erner•3er~ce. Heavy traf~F i c areas st~oul.:1 lie t i 1 I ed to
breal-up r-~~ot i ng restrictive areas (SO-1'~: inches deep) , tl-~en r-o I I er-
F~ar_I::ed to seedbed.