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r • <br />- _ g _ <br />II. Soil and YegBtation Invsn`„oxy and Site 3estoration Recoa~endations <br />for Castle Coacreta Company; Sand Plant Qnerati.on, <br />A. TiN~7FC3Y <br />Soils <br />Two prim°rr soils occ.zr on this site, The Ellicott series <br />occupies the flood plain area of Fountain Creek. The Surface <br />layer of 'i.hi.s soil is a loaup coarse sand about 4 inches thick, <br />Tha underlying leers a-~e stratified coarse sand and sandy loam. <br />The Chasaville series occupies the higher terrace part of the <br />site. It is a gravelly sandy loam. The surface layer is usually <br />about 11~ inches '~:aick. <br />Soil survey iaterprstations for the Ellicott and Chaseville <br />series, are attached, <br />l <br />Yea tat~oa <br />Ye3atation native to the site includes Western wheatgrass, <br />blue grams, needle grasses, little bluastem, and sand dropseed. <br />B. R~L9?+LaTICV Rx~^,C~yR1tiICNS <br />Recommendations for slops construction, site preparation, and <br />i <br />' revegetation measures are the same as £or the limestone quarries, <br />ezcept for topsoil and send mixture, <br />9fter gradi.a3 to 3:1 slopes or flatter, LF to 6 inches of sandy <br />loam soil shoald be applied, followed by fertili2er application, <br />seeding, and mulching, <br />I <br />