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UNITED STATES NATURAL 1620 HIGHWAY 50 WEST <br /> DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES PUEBLO, CO 81008 <br /> AGRICULTURE CONSERVATION ( 719 )-543-8384 ✓ <br /> SERVICE ( 719 )-545-4835 <br /> Octoberi6 , 1995 <br /> To: VALCO <br /> Mark Klune , General Manager <br /> P.O. Box 857 <br /> Pueblo , CO 81002 <br /> Re: Reclamation Plan <br /> This is in reference to an on-site investigation done October 2 , 1995 <br /> on two gravel pit sites to be reclaimed. The purpose of the <br /> investigation was to develop a reclamation plan to be implemented after II <br /> final grading and sloping is completed. The pit sites are located in <br /> the N half of section 33 , T20S R65W. The following information may he j <br /> used to fulfill reclamation requirements . III <br /> The site is not prime farmland. The owner of the land is VALCO who <br /> will be responsible for reclamation . The post-mining use will be two <br /> lakes with potential for recreation. The furthest east lake will be <br /> approximately 30 acres and the west lake will be approximately 5 acres . <br /> The revegetation plan will address the land area around the lakes . <br /> According to the Pueblo Area soil survey, soils originally found on <br /> this site were Bloom silt loam and Glenberg-Haverson fine sandy loams . <br /> These soils were the primary soils for gravel extraction. <br /> The soil is more fully described in the attached material . This <br /> includes a description of the soil series and a description of the soil <br /> mapping unit . The mapping unit description details the best uses for Ii <br /> this soil . I have included copies of two tables from' the soil survey, <br /> Table 5 Engineering Properties and Table 6 Engineering Interpretations . <br /> Please note that these properties are typical of the native , <br /> undisturbed soil and may not be representative of the disturbed <br /> material to be revegetated. <br /> The vegetation on the site consists primarily of annual weeds . <br /> The Natural Resources Conservation Service recommends the following <br /> steps to revegetate the site : <br />