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July 24, 2014 C- 1996- 084 /Lorencito Canyon Mine JLE <br />near the toe of the embankment to catch this material. The silt fence does not appear to be functional and animals <br />have damaged it, but the straw bales are functioning. The operator has established a drainage on the west side of <br />the pond to divert flow into the pond. Straw bales have been installed in this drainage. <br />Pond 008 was holding water but was not discharging. The primary and emergency spillway was clear and <br />functional. The face of the fill was stable. <br />Pond 006 is holding water but was not discharging. The operator is extracting rock from a pit above this pond. <br />This rock has been used as rip -rap in various locations throughout the site. The operator has constructed check <br />dams with the rock material in the drainages leading to Pond 006. Sediment has filled up behind several of these <br />check dams and it is recommended that the sediment material behind these dams be removed at the end of this <br />season in preparation for next year's snow melt and run -off. The primary and emergency spillways were clear and <br />stable. <br />Pond 009A was holding water but was not discharging. The primary and emergency spillways were clear and <br />functional. The embankment was stable. <br />REVEGETATION — Rule 4.15 <br />Vegetative Cover; Timing: <br />The shrub plot was observed. This area has very good vegetation established. Perennial grasses are well <br />established within the plot. Several shrub species were observed such as service berry and sumac. Several Salt <br />Cedar /Tamarisk trees ( Tamarix spp.) have established within the shrub plot. It is recommended that these trees be <br />cut down and their stumps treated with a herbicide or some form of management approved by the local county <br />weed extension agency. <br />SLIDES and DAMAGE - Rule 4.12: <br />Material cleaned from Pond 009 has been placed in an area north of the shrub plot. The cleaning have been <br />graded. The slope above this site is very steep and large rills have formed. <br />The mined area above Pond 006 is very steep and the operator has been conducting surface stabilization activities <br />in the area. On the upper portion of the slope, straw waddles have been installed at several intervals going down <br />the hill slope. The operator is hydro seeding the surface of this area. Heavy rain fell the previous evening and the <br />hydro- seeding tackifier appears to be holding. Mr. Massarotti indicated that in September, they plan to finish <br />hydro- seeding the western portion of this hill slope and will then begin to work on the lower reached of the slope. <br />DOCUMENTS RECEIVED: None <br />OTHER (SPECIFY): NA <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 0 <br />Page 3 of 14 <br />