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<br /> <br />E%HIBIT I/J (Cont'd) <br /> <br />UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE <br />SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE P.0. Eox 2418, Grand Junction, GO 81501 <br />March 3, 1977 <br />' ~ Whitewater 3ui.lding Materials Corp. <br />940 South Tenth Street <br />' Grand Junction. Colorado 81501 <br />Dear Sir: <br />Enclosed is the material requested for the gravel mining operation <br />located southwest of Whitewater, Coloradc ar_d designated as the <br />Whitewater Pit 500. <br />' Soil types, thickness, a.nd distribution over the area are attached for <br />your consideration. <br />1 The type, character acd density of present vegetation occurring in the <br />area covered by the Hermit application is as follows: <br />' LISTED IN ORDER OF DENSITY <br />TREES <br />Tamarisk <br />' Cottonwood <br />willow <br />russian olive <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />J <br /> <br /> <br />SFLRUBS. FORSS. ',DEEDS <br />Russian thistle <br />Y.o chi a <br />fourwing saltbush <br />Skunl:bush <br />tall rabbitbrush <br />greasewood <br />big sagebrush <br />mustard <br />snakeweed <br />GRASSES <br />Cheatgrass <br />sand aropseed <br />salt grass <br />alkali sacaton <br />Indian ricegrass <br />three awn <br />Revegetation of the disturbed areas can best be accomplished by using <br />grasses that have a moderate to hi ;h salt tolerance such as Jose Tall <br />Wheatgrass (22 pounds of pure live seed per acre), Crested lJheatgrass <br />(6 pounds of pure live seed per acre), and/or perennial rye (10 pounds <br />of Wore live seed per acre). Revegetation can also be accomplished by <br />' 27 <br />