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CORE Noxious Weed Management Plan <br /> Hitch Rack Ranch Aggregate Quarry Development Project <br /> CONSULTANTS El Paso County, Colorado <br /> Management methods identified within this Plan will comply with Chapter 6: General <br /> Development Standards of the EPC Land Development Code (EPC, 2015), the EPC Noxious <br /> Weed Management Plan (EPC, 2014) and the Act (Colorado Revised Statutes 35-5.5-103). <br /> Biological control methods are not included due to the prohibition of their use on plants <br /> targeted for eradication (Colorado Weed Management Association, 2015). Noxious weed <br /> species targeted will be those identified in the Act, with special consideration for those <br /> species listed in the EPC Noxious Weeds and Control Methods (EPC, 2008). Refer to <br /> Appendix II: EPC Noxious Weeds and Control Methods. <br /> Construction schedules and phasing will be determined as Project development is <br /> permitted. Phasing of the Project will occur over multiple decades and management <br /> methods are likely to evolve over this time. As such, each phase will require an individual <br /> Noxious Weed Process Plan (Process Plan) to be submitted to the County. The Process Plan <br /> will detail specific timing of surveys relevant to construction schedules, predicted treatment <br /> protocols,construction coordination protocols,and construction contractor awareness and <br /> education protocols. <br /> 3.2 Regulated Species <br /> The Act identifies three levels of priority for control of noxious weeds throughout the State of <br /> Colorado (State). The Colorado Weed Management Association (CWMA) maintains an <br /> updated list of noxious weeds known to occur in the State. CWMA also maintains a "watch <br /> list" of noxious weeds that occur in proximity to State borders and/or those species with a <br /> distribution that is not yet understood. Refer to Appendix III: Colorado State Noxious Weed <br /> List (CWMA, 2015). List A noxious weeds are those species targeted for eradication. List A <br /> noxious weed populations are typically isolated in nature or extremely rare throughout <br /> much of the State (Colorado Revised Statutes 35-5.5-103). Eradication and reporting of List <br /> A populations is required by law (Colorado Department of Agriculture [CDA], 2006). List B <br /> species are discretely distributed throughout the State and must be eradicated, contained, <br /> or suppressed (Colorado Revised Statutes 35-5.5-103). The County requires control of all List <br /> B noxious weed populations located within the Project area (EPC, 2014). List C noxious weed <br /> populations are widespread and well established. The County requires control of List C <br /> species through education of the public and/or chemical control. Consultation with the <br /> County is recommended to determine appropriate control measures for identified List C <br /> noxious weed populations within the Project area (EPC, 2014). Refer to Appendix III: <br /> Colorado State Noxious Weed List for a complete list of target noxious weeds in the State. <br /> 3.3 Pre-Construction <br /> Pre-construction noxious weed management protocols will include prevention, treatment, <br /> and education. Prevention and treatment will be accomplished through construction <br /> PAGE 4 OF 11 <br /> 1950 W LITTLETON BLVD I SUITE 109 1 LITTLETON CO 80120 1303.703.4444 <br />