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2.05 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT FOR SIIRFACE OR IINDER6ROIIND MINZNOi ACTIVITIES -- <br />MINIMIIM REQIIIREMENTB FOR OPERATION AND RECLAMATION PLANS. <br />2.05.E Reclamation Plan. <br />Fertilization Methods <br />After analysis of redistributed topsoil has been <br />accomplished, the fertilizer requirements of the <br />soil will be determined. Appropriate rates of <br />fertilizer will then be applied along with the <br />hydro-seeding or hand broadcast prior to <br />application of the excelsior blanket. It is <br />expected that at least 30 lbs./acre of avail-able <br />nitrogen (N) and 60 lbs./acre of available phos- <br />phorus (P) will be required. A slow release fer- <br />tilizer tablet will be applied to the container- <br />ized stock at the time of planting. <br /> <br />(vi) Revegitation Success <br />Data obtained from species diversity studies per- <br />formed by Harney-White Ecological Consultants of <br />Littleton, Colorado, during 1981 and 1982 on <br />three vegetation reference areas near the Orchard <br />Valley Mine were used not only to develop a <br />reclamation seed mixture, but also to determine <br />a reclamation success standard for the Orchard <br />Valley Mine. The data clearly showed that the <br />area of the Orchard Valley Mine is naturally <br />weedy and is not representative of the <br />reclamation goals of CWI. To develop an accept- <br />able standard for reclamation success, literature <br />surveys of vegetation information from the Paonia <br />area, data from local mines, data from Soil Con- <br />servation Service range sites, as well as the <br />data from the Orchard Valley Mine reference <br />areas, Were used collectively. Refer to the <br />Vegetation Appendix in Volume 9A for further <br />information regarding the development of the <br />success standard. <br />Revised 05/30/90 <br />74A <br /> <br />