2013-10-29_REPORT - C1981008

• Permit No: C1981008
• IBM Index Class Name: REPORT
• Doc Date: 10/29/2013
• Doc Name: 2011 & 2012 Annual Reclamation Report Review
• From: DRMS
• To: Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc
• Permit Index Doc Type: Annual Reclamation Report
• Email Name: SB1
• Email Name: MPB
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Requirement
Rules
Permit (PR 6)
Specific Requirement
Information Provided /Source /Details on Requirement
Division comments
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Annual Reporting, Permit page
Annual weed and pest control
Yes, ARR Report, Exhibit 2011 -5
Noxious weed and pest control activities took place during 2011. Noxious weed spot spraying was completed at NH2, in a general area totalling approximately
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activities
260 ac. Exhibit 2011 -5 (noxious weeds) was examined. Pest control (prairie dogs) was completed at NH2 and covered approximately 12.1 ac. Exhibit 2011 -14
(rodent management) was examined. Exact application rates of herbicides and other chemiclas were not provided, just referred to as "Various herbicides were
applied at the manufacture specified rates" and "Label requirements recommendations and conditions were followed for all chemicals used in the weed and
pest management programs." PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC CHEMICLAS USED AND APPLICATION RATES IN THE ARR. PERMIT STATES THAT "A
RECORD WILL BE MAINTAINED OF AREAS WHERE HERBICIDES ARE SPRAYED THE TYPES AND MIXTURE OF HERBICIDES USED AND THE DATE OF TREATMENT.
THIS INFORMATION WILL BE REPORTED IN THE ANNUAL RECLAMATION REPORT."
10
Annual Reporting, Permit page
Revegetation monitoring reports
?
A REVEGETATION MONITORING REPORT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ARR. PLEASE INCLUDE A REPORT OR IF A REPORT WAS NOT GENERATED, INDICATE THIS
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IN THE TEXT.
11
Annual Reporting, Permit page
Wildlife monitoring reports
?
A WILDLIFE MONITORING REPORT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ARR. PLEASE INCLUDE A REPORT OR IF A REPORT WAS NOT GENERATED, INDICATE THIS IN THE
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TEXT.
12
Annual Reporting, Permit page
Irrigation - Report the date when
Some information on irrigation was provided under the
The ARR states that the CC Ditch water arrived April 20 and irrigation started April 22. The CC Ditch water was shut off October 4. An irrigation report was not
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water is turned on and which
"Revegetated Land Fertilizer Rates and Pasture Yields" heading in the
included in the ARR, however, this information (area, when irrigated, how much, how long) was provided in the Reclamation Management Tracking
parcels were irrigated.
ARR. Attachment 2011 -C includes the Reclamation Management
Worksheets - Irrigation. PLEASE PROVIDE A SUMMARY IN THE ARR SIMILAR TO THE GRAZING SUMMARY FOR IRRIGATION IN 2011, INCLUDING AN EXHIBIT
Tracking Worksheets - Irrigation.
SHOWING AREAS IRRIGATED. THERE ARE SEVERAL DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE TRACKING WORKSHEETS AND WHAT IS REPORTED IN THE ARR. The ARR
indicates that the CC Ditch water arrived 4/22 /11 and irrigation began on 4/22. The CC Ditch water was then cut off on 10/4/11. The irrigation tracking
worksheets indicate that irrigation began on 4/9/11 and ended on 10/8/11. The IP Reference area was irrigated beginning 4/19/11 through 10/8/11 according
to the ARR worksheets. PLEASE PROVIDE A WAY TO TRACK WHERE THE DATA IN THE ARR ARE COMING FROM, I.E., WHICH DATA GO WITH WHICH TRACKING
WORKSHEET AND CLARIFY WHY THESE DATA DO NOT MATCH (ASSUMING THEY COME FROM TRACKING WORKSHEETS).
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Annual Reporting, Permit page
Grazing - Identify the parcels that
NH1: Exhibit 2011 -1 shows grazing areas at NI-11. NH2: Exhibit 2011-
NI-11: Exhibit 2011 -1 shows that at NI-11, the Garvey grazing area (^71 ac) was grazed with "350 bovine with a start date of 11/25/10 and an end date of 2/1/11.
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were grazed. Report the number of
15 shows grazing areas at NH2. Attachment 2011 -C includes the
PLEASE ADD A LEGEND ITEM FOR THE NHl PERMIT BOUNDARY AND THE 12.49 AC FIELD IN THE NE CORNER OF THE PERMIT (SINCE THIS AREA IS SHADED
animals grazing a given parcel and
Reclamation Management Tracking Worksheets - Grazing.
DIFFERENTLY IN THE MAP) TO EXHIBIT 2011 -1. NH2: The ARR states that "A total of 247 acres were grazed on the NH2 Permit area." This statement agrees
the dates the psarcels were
with Exhibit 2011 -15. PLEASE UPDATE THE LEGEND ITEM IN EXHIBIT 2011 -15 TO READ "2011 GRAZING AREA." PLEASE PROVIDE A WAY TO TRACK WHERE THE
grazed.
DATA IN THE ARR ARE COMING FROM, I.E., WHICH DATA GO WITH WHICH TRACKING WORKSHEET AND CLARIFY IF/WHEN THESE DATA DO NOT MATCH
(ASSUMING THEY COME FROM TRACKING WORKSHEETS).
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ARR Form
Acres in Long Term Mining
Exhibit 2011 -13
THE ARR FORM INDICATES 89.8 ACRES OF LONG TERM MINING AND THE TEXT OF THE ARR AND EXHIBIT 2011 -13 INDICATES 98.8 ACRES. PLEASE INDICATE
WHICH IS THE CORRECT FIGURE.
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ARR Form
Acres in Active Mining Areas
Exhibit 2011 -12
Total active mine area for 2011 as depicted on Exhibit 2011 -12 and indicated in the ARR Report is 164.75 ac. No problems noted.
ARL R Form
Acres Seeded /Planted for the Last
ARR Form
The cumulative total reported in the ARR Form (506.52) corresponds to the ARR Report text. CONSIDER CHANGING THE HEADING IN THE ARR REPORT TO
10 Years or more
SOMETHING INDICATING CUMULATIVE TOTAL, NOT ACRES SEEDED /PLANTED FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS OR MORE.
2011 ARR Review
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