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PERMIT #: M -1977 -347 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: ECS <br />INSPECTION DATE: April 11, 2014 <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This was a routine monitoring inspection for an active 112c limestone quarry permit conducted by Eric Scott of <br />DRMS for the Holcim Slab Canyon site. DRMS accompanied permittee representatives Michael Toelle and <br />Gordon Benton to the site at approximately 1115 and toured the site with them. <br />The required site entrance posting was present, but the site boundary markers need to be refreshed and /or <br />replaced. <br />Mining at this site has ceased a number of years ago (inactive for at least 12 years). The upper portion of the <br />site has been reclaimed and a cell phone tower has been constructed as described in AM01 and TR01. The <br />reclamation of this upper portion of the site is establishing well at this time, and the grasses and evergreen <br />trees on the vegetation "islands" seem to be thriving. <br />Reclamation still needs to take place over the remainder of the site. As stated on the first page of this report, <br />the act and rule state that reclamation should be completed within five years after mining ceases. Re- grading <br />of remaining areas with steep slopes (including the small open pit near the base of the site), spreading of any <br />available soils, and revegetation in accordance with the approved reclamation plan should be undertaken as <br />soon as possible. If changes to the approved reclamation plan need to be made by the operator to more <br />accurately address the current conditions, and facilitate the release of the site, a Technical Revision should be <br />submitted to the Division for review and approval. <br />At a minimum, portions of the site will need to be re- graded to eliminate the steep walls in the disturbed area, <br />and a suitable growth medium will need to be placed over the disturbed areas to support successful <br />revegetation. A weed control plan will likely need to be implemented to keep noxious weeds from becoming <br />established during the early phases of revegetation. <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />