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ET Final Cover Revegetation Plan Foothill Landfill, San Joaquin County Rev October 17, 2008 This report presents our recommendations for a step by step process to establish the desired ET cover on the top deck of the Foothill Landfill in San Joaquin County, CA. Seed shall be applied at the rate specified in the Foothill Site Improvement Project as follows: Proposed reseeding will involve only the areas demonstrating unsatisfactory results from previous seeding efforts. The areas on which satisfactory native grass stand exist will be demarcated by the County to clearly define them as areas not to be disturbed. All other planting areas on the cap not so marked will be reseeded using the steps indicated below. ® Apply the following amendments: Organic Compost Amendment: 4 c.y./1000 s.f. (Mallard creek "Organic Lite" or approved equal) NPK Fertilizer: (6-24-24, Best or approved equal) 17 lbs./1000 s.f These amendments shall be applied evenly over the entire surface of the area to be reseeded and shall be thoroughly blended into the soil to a minimum depth of 4 inches using the cultivation techniques described below (double -disk - 2 passes in each of 2 directions) followed by "leveling and smoothing" with a ring -roller to reduce clod size and smooth the finished surface). ET Closure Cap Reseed 1 Foothill Sanitary Landfill October 17, 2008 San Joaquin County Pub Works/Solid Waste Table 1 Seed Application Scientific Name Common Name SeedingRates # Ib/acre Total Bromus carinatus var. californica California brome 7 49 Vul is microstach s Three weeks fescue 5 35 Nassella pulchra Purple needlegrass 10 70 Nassella cernua Nodding needlegrass 5 35 EI mus glaucus Blue wild rye 5 35 Total 32 224 Proposed reseeding will involve only the areas demonstrating unsatisfactory results from previous seeding efforts. The areas on which satisfactory native grass stand exist will be demarcated by the County to clearly define them as areas not to be disturbed. All other planting areas on the cap not so marked will be reseeded using the steps indicated below. ® Apply the following amendments: Organic Compost Amendment: 4 c.y./1000 s.f. (Mallard creek "Organic Lite" or approved equal) NPK Fertilizer: (6-24-24, Best or approved equal) 17 lbs./1000 s.f These amendments shall be applied evenly over the entire surface of the area to be reseeded and shall be thoroughly blended into the soil to a minimum depth of 4 inches using the cultivation techniques described below (double -disk - 2 passes in each of 2 directions) followed by "leveling and smoothing" with a ring -roller to reduce clod size and smooth the finished surface). ET Closure Cap Reseed 1 Foothill Sanitary Landfill October 17, 2008 San Joaquin County Pub Works/Solid Waste