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;~-. .o a SAND & GRAVEL PRODUCTS WN(TEWATER-BUILDING MRTERIALS CORPORATION Phone Z42-4845 of i4i-Td37 P. O. Boz 1789 94~ Sontb 10th Skxet GRAND JONC740N, COLORADO 81b01 September 1, 1982 READY MIXED CONCRETE ~E~EIVED Mined Land Reclamation Division 1313 Sherman Street, Room 423 Denver, CO 80203 Gentlemen: Re Annual Report - MLR File No. 77-129 Whitewater Pit 500-Mesa County s ~_ F~ s tsaz MINED LAND RECLAMATION bolo. Dept. of Natural Resource Mining and reclamation are proceeding on schedule in accordance with the mining and reclamation plans and timetables in the amended application submitted in 1981. Reference is made to MLRB Rules and Regulations, Section 2.40: 2.41(1)(a) Mining continued in amended Stage 1 on 8.54f acres (see attached map). Mining in this area will not be complete at the end of the reporting year. In addi- tion to the mining in amended Stage 1, approximately 0.19f acres in Stage B was mined, and mining continues on the 3.Ot acres in Stage D initially disturbed last year. (b) Stripping continues ahead of mining in Stage 1. At this time, approximately 7.821 acres are stripped; an additional 1.91f acres are cleared of all trees. (2)Backfilling continues in Stage Y. We have started shaping the river banks above the waterline in Stage Z. No reclama- tion is scheduled at this time on any other stages. (3)Backfill on 15f acres in Stage Y; shaping on 5t acres in Stage Z. (4)No planting was scheduled for this year. (5)No fertilizing was scheduled for this year. (6)It now appears that revegetation efforts in Stage X are largely unsuccessful. Aprroximately 6.451 acres are scheduled for revegetation, but to date all efforts have shown dismal results. We are not sure why results have been so minimal. Soil testing has not indicated a reason for the poor results. Reexamination of the seed mix, seeding procedures and other factors likewise have suggested no reason for the results obtained. The SCS suggested the original mix, but they are unable to explain the failure.Local ranchers and farmers are no more successful than we in making this desert bloom.