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<br />RECLAl11'ATION PLAN <br /> <br />1. Topsoil Removal -All topsoil will be removed and stockpiled prior to gravel pit operations, for <br />ttse in reclaiming the pit. <br />2. Constntction -All banks will be shaped and graded to a 2:1 grade or flatter. <br />Topsoil Application -Topsoil will be applied and packed at a six inch depth unifornily over the <br />site. If stockpiled soil is not enough, provisions should be made to bring in suitable topsoil to <br />reach a six inch depth. <br />4. Seedbed Prenazation -Seedbed shall be well settled and firm, but friable enough to be seeded. <br />The seedbed shall be reasonably free of weeds and trash. <br />5. Fertilizer -The azea to be seeded will be fertilized with 40 pounds of available nitrogen (N <br />and 40 pounds available phosphorus (PZ OS) per acre. Barnyard animal manures may be used <br />to supply all or part of the necessary nutrients. Fertilizer applications shall be timed just prior <br />to grass seeding. <br />6. Seceding -Seeding should be completed during the months of Febntar} or March. <br />Method of Seedine -Seeding operations where practical, should be done across the slope. <br />Seeding should be done with a grass drill capable of handling the seed beine supplied. Seed <br />will be planted at a depth of/: to 3/4 inch. Drill should be equipped with depth bands, <br />agitator in the fluffi' grass box, picker wheels in the seed box and double disk openers with <br />press ~eheels. <br />8. S~~ested Seed Mixture: <br />Sgectes <br />Sideoats Grama 50% <br />Bltte Grama 20% <br />Little Bluestem 20% <br />Sand dropseed 5% <br />Yellow sweetclover 5% <br />(Also see CO-ECS-S) <br />