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(v) The mulch that will be used will be straw. The crimping method is with a coulter <br />machine and the rate of application will be one ton of straw per acre. <br />(d) There are no ponds, streams, roads, buildings, that will be affected during reclamation. <br />(e) There will be no waste rock to deal with as it will all be crushed in the production of road base. <br />Furthermore, there are no underground mine openings, ditches, sediment control facilities (except <br />the silt fence removed from base of stripped topsoil), buildings or other features not previously <br />discussed. <br />(2) Estimate of actual costs to reclaim the site based on what it would cost the State of Colorado <br />using an independent contractor to complete reclamation: <br />Backfilling: Estimate 10 acres topsoil, 6 inches thick, equal to 8,066 cubic yards backfilled. <br />Topsoil will be placed at $1.25 per cubic yard: 8,066 CUYD times $1.25, equals $10,082.50. <br />Grading: Grading slopes to 3:1 and final grade on placed topsoil, estimate 30 hours at $125 per <br />hour, equals $3,750. <br />Topsoil Application: Chisel 10 acres with a tractor and cultivator; estimate 2 hours at $150 per <br />hour equals $300. <br />Seeding: Seed cost and price of drilling seed at $250 per acre times 10 acres equals $2,500. <br />Mulching: Straw cost of $100 per ton delivered to site plus spreading equals $200 per acre times <br />10 acres equals $2,000. <br />Fertilization: Application of 40 pounds N and P at $65 per acre equals $650. <br />Labor: The cost of labor for the site restoration is included in the machine rates above. <br />Estimated total cost of restoration is $19,282.50. <br />f <br />�iA7 <br />