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INTRODUCTION <br />In response to a recent Temporary Cessation Inspection of the Florence South Pit by the Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining & Safety, the Division requested the submittal of a Weed Control and Management <br />Plan as a Technical Revision to the mining and reclamation permit. This document has been prepared in <br />response to that request and the operator is proceeding with the Weed Control and Management Plan <br />efforts accordingly. <br />The Florence South Pit status is summarized as follows: <br />A herbicide mix of %% arsenal and %Z% glyphosate along with a commercial surfactant will be used, we <br />will also add Hi -Light Blue Dye to mark plants that have been sprayed. This method is also known as <br />high - volume foliar spraying. <br />Fremont Paving & Redi -Mix, Inc. will apply this herbicide mix July through September, or until leaves <br />begin to turn yellow. <br />Approximately eleven (11) acres have been disturbed to date. <br />Fremont Paving & Redi -Mix, Inc. will use this new weed spray treatment mix for the next few years. <br />Otherwise the site is mostly grass and annual weeds. During the May 20, 2014 inspection DRMS noted <br />Tamarisk (Salt Cedar) trees are becoming established in the permit area. The Division noted the <br />problem (Rule 3.110(6)) and directed the submittal and implementation of a Weed control and <br />Management Plan. <br />This Weed control and Management Plan has been developed to address the noxious weed control <br />issues noted by the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety. <br />METHODOLOGY <br />Areas infested with the identified noxious weed within the permit boundary will be addressed by <br />ignition assessment and spraying. Fremont Paving & Redi -Mix, Inc. proposes to inform DRMS of weed <br />control activities on an annual basis as part of the permit Annual Report function and requirements. <br />Fremont Paving & Redi -Mix, Inc. envisions this as an annual ongoing process during each summer to <br />control noxious weeds before they propagate during the season. Specific management techniques will <br />be developed, implemented and documented using a practical mix of cultural, mechanical, biological <br />and chemical controls as deemed both effective and cost effective. <br />In general the Tamarisk (Salt Cedar) will probably be controlled using herbicides July through <br />September. If standard measures are not successful in eliminating the weed control problem within a <br />reasonable amount of time Fremont Paving & Redi -Mix, Inc. may contact DRMS for additional <br />assistance. <br />