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All access roads are to remain and will not be reclaimed as they provide ingress and egress to <br />the site and will allow for cattle feeding and roundup during cattle grazing operations. <br />3.1.10 Re vegetation <br />Topsoil has been stockpiled for future reclamation use. All disturbed areas will have a <br />minimum of four inches of topsoil placed back on the site. No root zone needs to be created <br />since the underlying material is sand and gravel. The seedbed shall be firm and free of weeds <br />and other non - desirable vegetation. In areas where there is excessive compaction, tillage, such <br />as chiseling and disking, shall be done to break up the compaction then harrowed down. <br />Dormant planting is possible anytime after October 15 or when temperatures are cold enough <br />to prevent seed germination. Seeding on frozen soils will be avoided. Planting may also be <br />done in the spring until the end of April or early May and between July 1 and September 1St <br />Planting will be done with a grass drill. The recommended reclamation seeding mix will be a <br />Pawnee Butte Seed Inc., PBSI Native Prairie Mix or equivalent. Seeds will be drilled at a rate <br />of 15 # per acre or equivalent manufacturer's recommendation. The seed analysis is as follows: <br />Weed Control Plan <br />PBSI Native Prairie Mix: <br />• (23 %) Blue Grama <br />• (10 %) Buffalograss <br />• (20 %) Green Needlegrass <br />• (20 %) Sideoats Grama <br />• (25 %) Western Wheatgrass <br />• (2 %) Sand Dropseed <br />A one -time application of manure /compost mix will be applied to the seeded area for <br />stabilization and fertilization at a rate of 20 -25 tons per acre after the seeding is complete. The <br />seeded areas will not be irrigated. <br />The sequence of doing reclamation is shaping and grading, topsoiling, seeding and <br />mulching/fertilizing. <br />Regulations require that a noxious weed control plan be in place during mining and <br />reclamation. The Owner shall implement the Weed Control Plan for the reclaimed land as <br />described in the Headley Mining permit # M -1980 -135 for noxious weeds listed in the Morgan <br />County Noxious Weed Management Program and the Colorado State Noxious Weed List. <br />