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- -~ <br /> <br />Mr, Bill Malouff <br />Page _3_ <br />March 30, 1982 <br />2. Presumably the pit bottom will be left flat infinal reclamation, with the <br />haul road remaining to provide an access ramp to the pit. This is most <br />probable if the pit is to be used for livestock. Please clarify this matter. <br />3. An examination of the soils and vegetation surrounding the pit should give <br />the Soil Conservation Service some idea of the potential for some limited <br />revegetation of this site, especially if only the pit sides are to be topsoiled <br />and planted. This general area is not devoid of native grass vegetation and <br />should therefore support some revegetation. I urge you to recontact the Soil <br />Conservation Service and tell them that I feel that, considering the erosion <br />potential of the site, the area should be stabilized in reclamation by proper <br />sloping and a vegetation cover to the extent possible. Please call me if there <br />are further problems in this matter. <br />4. Although the pit bottom may be used for sheep, it is vital, especially <br />considering the severity of this site, that the area to be revegetated be <br />protected from grazing until the revegetation is well established. Otherwise, <br />a perennial grass cover crop will never become established. Therefore, I suggest <br />that you agree with Mr. Clanch that any areas to be revegetated will be protected <br />from grazing until your responsibility for revegetation has been released. <br />Exhibit H <br />Typically, reclamation costs for a gravel pit for areas of maximum disturbance <br />are at least $1,000/acre. Since the maximum financial warranty allowed for a <br />limited impact operation is $5,000.00, this is normally the amount of financial <br />warranty that I would recommend for a pit of this size. If the future land use <br />plan will only involve full revegetation of the 3:I sloping pit sides and <br />just smooth grading of the pit floor, this cost may be reduced to some extent- <br />Please give a detailed cost breakdown for the reclamation activities that will <br />need to be done for the planned future use of the pit. For example, the acreage <br />of full revegetation including grading, retopsoiling, seeding, mulching and <br />fertilization (as necessary) and perhaps some maintenance (this would be all <br />pit sides) should be given and costs ca'Iculated. The same should be done for <br />other areas requiring less intense reclamation work (such as the pit bottom). <br />My final recommendation to the Board concerning your financial warrantly will <br />be based on your final reclamation plan, and the costs you provide will give me <br />a good basis for this recommendation. <br />I have tried to be comprehensive in my review of the application materials received <br />to date such that we can eliminate the need for future correspondence once these <br />questions have been answered. Since the permit application is now to be <br />considered during the April 21-22, 1982 Board meeting, I urge you to proceed <br />quickly with the matters mentioned in this letter. If you have any questions <br />about this letter, or if I can help in any way, please call me. <br />Sincerely, <br />Mark S. Loye <br />Reclamation Specialist <br />MSL: ys <br />