2007-08-10_PERMIT FILE - C1980007 (2)

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D. MULCH Mulch material shall be that required by USDA Forest Service Paonia Ranger District (if any) in accordance with the USDA permit(s) or reclamation plans for the site. Mulch shall be plant materials, including brush, salvaged from azeas cleared during Site Clearing and Grubbing activities. Woody brush over 2" in diameter shall be chipped and incorporated as mulch. PART 3: EXECUTION 3.01 SITE RESTORATION A. Site restoration shall be in accordance with COMPANY's reclamation plan(s) for the region, as set forth by their agreement(s) with the USDA Forest Service. If required, additional site restoration requirements documentation will be provided by COMPANY. Seeding and mulching activities shall be performed in accordance with USDA Forest Service requirements and furthermore as set forth in these Specifications. 3.02 TOPSOIL PLACEMENT A. Topsoil shall be placed in azeas requiring site restoration, including but not limited to the downstream earth buttress, dam crest, and borrow azea. Following the distribution of topsoil and final grading, the newly shaped surface shall be scarified, loosened, roughened by disking, harrowing, or dragging, particularly in areas where the topsoil surface is glazed or crusted, or in a manner otherwise acceptable to COMPANY and USDA Forest Service. A minimum 6 inches of topsoil shall be placed. B. Surface prepazation of azeas to be seeded shall include final grading to the lines and grades shown on the plan sheets and as determined and approved by COMPANY. All holes, depressions and rivulets shall be filled in to ensure no disruption of established drainage patterns. 3.03 SLOPE SEEDING AND MULCHING A. Slope seeding and mulching shall be performed as necessary to establish aself- maintaining herbaceous ground cover on all the downstream slopes constructed and any areas disturbed by CONTRACTOR during construction, and such additional areas as designated by COMPANY. The Work shall include, but is not limited to, surface preparation, fertilization, seeding, mulching, anchoring and all other Work to establish erosion protection. Mulching activities shall include scattering of salvaged brush and plant materials and incorporating the mulch into the topsoil. Seeding and mulching activities shall be performed at a time authorized by, and in a manner acceptable to COMPANY and USDA Forest Service. ' D. Fertilizer shall be applied as required by the USDA Forest Service Paonia Ranger District. Mechanical spreading devices shall be used providing uniform distribution of the material over the designated azeas. ' END OF SECTION 02950 02950-3