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r III IIIIIIIIIIIII III DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Davitl H. Getches. Executors Director MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION DAYID C. SHELTON, DVreetor Richard D. Lamm Governor January 30, 1985 .•tr. Tom Brubaker Valco, Inc. P.0. Box 550 Rocky Ford, Colorado 81067 Re: Valco, Inc. - Rocky Ford South Pit - Otero County Permit No. 77-222 Dear Mr. Brubaker: The 1984 Annual Report and Annual fee was received by our office on January 29, 1985. Thank you for your consistency in reporting to us. After reviewing your file, I noticed that although backsloping and topsoiling of stages 0 and I have occurred, the revegetati~rn phase (including fertilization and mulch application) of reclamation for Stages 0 and I has not been completed. Please try to seed as soon as possible to stabilize and conserve the topsoil resource. In the future, seeding should follow topsoil replacement immediately. If seeding is infeasable, topsoil application should be deferred until the time se~clirig is possible. Planting a cover crow or mulching unseeded topsoil are alternative soil conservation practices. In addition, topsoil stockpiles should be graded to 2H:1V slopes or gentler. Topsoil stockpiles need to be stabilized with a cover crop, if you have not done so already. I would truly appreciate any results or general observations noted concerning the reclamation research performed at this sif.e. '•lethods, chronology, etc. would help in understanding the project. Rec:ldulation research such as this aids in the understanding of ecological systems, which is one foundation for formulating laws, rules, and regulations. Thank you. Sincerely, Camille M. Farrell Reclamation Specialist Ch1F/ygt Doc. No. 7352 423 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 Tel. (303) 866-3567