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PERMIT #: M- 1977 -345 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: ECS <br />INSPECTION DATE: April 11, 2014 <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This was a routine monitoring inspection for a 110c sandstone quarry operation conducted by Eric Scott of <br />DRMS for the Boettcher Sandstone site. DRMS accompanied permittee representatives Michael Toelle and <br />Gordon Benton to the site at approximately 1300 and toured the site with them. <br />The required site entrance posting was present, but no site boundary markers were observed. As noted on <br />the first page of this report, the permit boundary markers will need to be properly placed. The disturbed area <br />as measured from aerial photos appears to be approximately 6.6 ac, however the access road will also need to <br />be included in the total permit area. <br />Mining has not taken place at this site at in quite some time, (at least 10 -15 yrs) and the site was never put <br />into temporary cessation. It should be noted that the rule states that reclamation should be completed within <br />five years after mining ceases. No reclamation activities have been completed at the site to date, other than <br />weed control efforts. As noted on the first page of this report reclamation is long overdue at this site, and will <br />need to be pursued by the permittee with all reasonable diligence to avoid possible enforcement action. <br />The current reclamation plan for this site dates back to 1978 and calls for blending the site with the adjacent <br />land with slopes of 2:1 or flatter. Soil that is encountered will be re- spread and the area re- vegetated. The <br />currently approved seed mix consists of Needle and Thread, Little Bluestem (5 Ibs /ac PLS), and Indian <br />Ricegrass (8 Ibs /ac PLS). <br />Considerable earthmoving work will be required to reconfigure slopes to 2:1 or flatter. A Technical Revision <br />(TR) to the 1978 reclamation plan will be required if the access road is to be left in place, or any of the high - <br />wall features or slopes greater than 2:1 are to remain on site. If high -walls are to remain on site after <br />reclamation, it will need to be demonstrated that they have been adequately stabilized. The seed mix may <br />also be updated via the same TR to a more current blend if desired. <br />If, upon replacement of the permit boundary markers, it becomes apparent that the affected area is partly <br />"out -of- bounds ", or that more area will be required to complete the reclamation required, a permit <br />conversion (110c to 112c) will be required. <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />