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Reclamation Plan <br /> VALCO Page 4 <br /> i <br /> i <br /> 7 ) Supplemental water , if available , should be provided during the <br /> first two growing seasons to insure seeding success . Water should be <br /> applied at one week intervals at - a rate of 3/4 to 1 inch per <br /> application . The irrigations should begin no later than May 1 and <br /> continue until late July . Additional irrigations after July can be at <br /> the discretion of the party responsible for reclamation. During the <br /> second growing season , enough supplemental water should be applied so <br /> that when combined with natural precipitation, 2 inches of moisture is <br /> received per month during May, June and July. After July of the <br /> second year , supplemental irrigations can be eliminated. <br /> 8 ) All tillage , seeding and crimping operations should be performed I <br /> across the slope when practical . <br /> The area should be protected from grazing and trampling until the <br /> seeding is well established . Normally at least two years of protection <br /> is needed. During seedling establishment , weeds may be controlled by <br /> mowing or• by using an approved herbicide. Refer to the current II <br /> Colorado Pesticide Guide , Field Crops for herbicide recommendations to <br /> control weeds in the grass seeding . <br /> i <br /> In addition to the above recommendations , the following information and <br /> guidelines are available from the Natural Resources Conservation <br /> Service office : <br /> j <br /> - Colorado SCS Spec . No. 544 - " Land Reconstruction, <br /> Currently Mined Land" <br /> - Colorado SCS Spec . No . 484 - "Mulching" <br /> - Colorado SCS Spec . No. 342 - "Critical Area Planting" <br /> - Colorado SCS Spec . No. 572 - "Spoilbank Spreading" <br /> - Agronomy- Technical Note #48 - Seeding Rates <br /> i <br /> Rich Rhoades <br /> Resource Conservationist <br /> I <br /> I <br />