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b. All earth cut or fill slopes favorable to revegetation, or other <br />areas on which ground cover is destroyed in the course of <br />construction, will be revegetated to grasses or other suitable <br />vegetation as required by the Forest Service. Seeding or <br />planting will be done at a time of the year, in a manner, and <br />with species which the District Ranger considers offer the best <br />chance of success and will be repeated annually until such areas <br />are accepted in writing by the District Ranger as satis- <br />factorily revegetated and stabilized. <br />11. Prior to beginning construction on the project the Grantee shall <br />prepare an Operation Plan for the project for approval by the <br />Forest Supervisor. Approval of the Operation Plan will be based <br />upon requirements deemed necessary by the Forest Supervisor for <br />proper management of the project. The Operation Plan shall include <br />but not be limited to the following: <br />a. A schedule for the development and construction of all facili- <br />ties needed for the project. The schedule shall include a list <br />of planned improvements and the scheduled date for ccmplet i on . <br />The Grantee may accelerate the scheduled date for construction <br />of any improvement authorized, provided the other scheduled <br />priorities are met and that all authorized priority installations <br />are ccmpleted to the satisfaction of the Forest Supervisor prior <br />to the scheduled due date. All required plans and specification <br />for site improvement and structures included in the construction <br />schedule shall be submitted to the Forest Supervisor at least 45 <br />days before the construction date stipulated in the development <br />schedule. <br />b. A fire plan that details the fire prevention, presuppression, and <br />suppression measures that will be taken by the Grantee, its <br />employees, contractors, and subcontractors and their employees in <br />all operations during the construction stage. The Grantee shall <br />ensure its contractors comply with all provisions of the fire <br />plan and burning permits required for disposal of flammable <br />materials. <br />c. Plans for controlling soil erosion on the granted area and <br />adjacent lands during construction, operation, and maintenance of <br />the project. This shall include identification of areas and <br />depth when topsoil will be stripped an3 stockpiled, methods to be <br />used to obtain revegetation, and areas to be rip - rapped. <br />d. Designation of the location and standards of all gates, <br />crossings, cattle guards, fences, roads, campgrounds, habitat <br />improvement work, and other improvements to property owned by the <br />Grantor that will be constructed, relocated or performed by the <br />Grantee to mitigate impacts on wildlife, livestock, ranchers, <br />recreationists, and other users of the National Forest as <br />required by the Forest Service. The plan shall include provision <br />for the following as specified on pages 75 and 76 of the Final <br />Environmental Impact Statement for the Cheyenne Stage II Water <br />Diversion Proposal: (1) Fencing of 100 acres of potential <br />riparian habitat, (2) Seeding 400 acres of clearcuts to wildlife <br />plant species, (3) Treatment of 160 acres of decadent Aspen to <br />induce sprouting. The plan shall specify the mutually agreeed <br />upon time frame for completing the required work and maintaining <br />the improvements. <br />e. Precautions to be taken in using explosives. <br />f. Identification of specific areas to be cleared and methods of <br />disposal of the timber cut including mechantable material and <br />slash. <br />3 <br />