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June 17, 1976 <br />,~ <br />COOLEY GRAVEL COMPANY • <br />MORRISON QUARRY - JEFFERSON COUNTY <br />" ANNUAL REPORT <br />There have been no operations of any nature except on the allowable <br />days of Monday through Saturday, <br />Drainage plans for the present operating situation have been <br />completed as proposed. <br />Feb. 17, 1975 - The east face of the fill for the stockpile and <br />plant area, fill face of the haul road to the red rock outcropping, <br />east end of the cut bank west of scale and the east end of the cut <br />bank near the shop Caere hydro-mulched, fertilized and seeded. The <br />seed being a mixture of native grass species as recommended by the <br />Thorne Ecological Institute. <br />April 15, 1975 - The east face of the fill for the stockpile and <br />plant area was seeded again with Crested Wheat, The seed was sown <br />with a hand seeder. <br />April 1, 1976 - A drain pipe was installed in the east end of the <br />fill for the stockpile and plant area as per our drainage plans, <br />The area disturbed by this installation and the fill face of the <br />haul road to the scale house were seeded again with a mixture of <br />Crested Wheat and Blue Grama (native) grasses. The seed was sown <br />with a hand seeder. <br />May 24, 1976 - The fill face of the haul road from scale to the red <br />rock outcropping was seeded again with a mixture of Crested Wheat <br />and Blue Grama (native) grasses. The seed was sown with a hand <br />seeder, <br />To date the success of the seedings has been satisfactory, There <br />has not been enough time elapse for the May 24, '76 seeding to be <br />evaluated. Better results were obtained by the hand broadcaster <br />than by the hydro-mulching, Results from the experimental hydro- <br />mulching of the cut banks were negative, All of the seedings were <br />conducted as recommended by the Thorne Ecological Institute. <br />Reclamation to the access road from the plant area to the top of <br />the quarry is complete and expected to be sufficient with exception <br />to proper maintenance, For details of reclamation 'and growth <br />accomplishments, refer to the Thorne Ecological Institute's report <br />of 1975. <br />All other reclamation plans have not commenced due to mining <br />activities not being completed in any other. areas, <br />