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(6) It is the operator/applicant and landowners opinion that the topsoil present on site is adequate <br />to establish the seed mix recommended by the NRCS. No replacement topsoil is planned to be <br />imported for reclamation. <br />(7) Fertilization: As per NRCS recommendation. (Pounds actual available nutrient per acre <br />recommended) as follows: Nitrogen (N2); 40 pounds per acre, Phosphorus (P2O5): 30 pounds per <br />acre, Potassium (K): 0. <br />(8) Vegetative piles, if any, will be minimal and shall be removed from the area or utilized in the <br />reclamation of the mine site. <br />3.1.10 Revegetation <br />(1) In the revegetated areas, the reclamation plan has been designed for pasturing cattle with grasses <br />that self-regenerate without continued dependence on irrigation. Fertilization will be as per NRCS <br />recommendations. <br />(2) No forest planting is planned. This is not consistent with the reclamation plan of rangeland. <br />(3) The operators/applicant and landowner choose to have this site reclaimed as rangeland, therefore, <br />all slopes will be 3H:1 V or flatter. Seeding will be accomplishedby grassland drill equipment, where <br />feasible, and broadcast in other areas. <br />(4) Since this mine site will reclaimed for cattle grazing, grazing will not begin until the grasses have <br />been established to a point that the landowners, in conjunction with the Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety, and the local Soil Conservation District/NRCS, determine it is ready. <br />(5) The site will be prepared to provide the best chance of grass being established by doing the <br />following as recommended by the local Soil Conservation office: <br />Seedbed Preparation: The seedbed should be well settled and firm, but friable enough that seed can <br />be drilled at the recommended depth. Soils that have been compacted by traffic or other equipment <br />should be tilled (deep-chiseled or ripped, if necessary) to break up restrictive or compacted layers, <br />and then harrowed and rolled or packed to prepare the required firm seedbed. If the seed is to be <br />broadcast, then the seedbed should be settled and fairly firm, but left rough to catch the seed and <br />allow some coverage by soil when tracked in by heavy equipment or harrowed and packed into the <br />surface. Avoid seedbed preparation when the soil is wet to prevent compaction of the seedbed. <br />Planting depth less than (1) one inch per NRCS 1/4" to 1/2". Drill (grass drill) spacing 8 to 10 <br />inches.