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}� r <br />Mine sites or portions of mine sites that were not in reclamation as of January 19, 2005 shall <br />manage or control tamarisk and Russian olive as noxious weeds. <br />The levet of management or control of tamarisk and Russian olive, depends upon whether the <br />Permit area is behaving as a noxious weed "source" or a "sink". A site shall be considered a <br />"source" if it is the sole area harboring noxious weed species which act as a source for <br />propagation, through seeds or other means, to adjacent undisturbed areas. Complete eradication <br />of the target species is typically required for "source" areas. A site may be considered "• <br />if it is adjacent to infested areas that could give rise to an invasion of the site by ia sink+ <br />species. The level of management will vary in noxious weed <br />"sink" noxareas but total eradication is not likely to <br />be required either during active mining or at the time a release request is made. Noxious weed <br />management plans and future warranty releases shall be based on site-specific criteria in both <br />instances. <br />The proposed revisions to 8 C.C.R. 1203-19, Rules Pertaining to the Administration and <br />Enforcement of the Colorado Noxious Weed Act, (Weed Rules), m4uhu that <br />the State shall eradicate tamarisk; Wbere the State Weed Rules require al n o o areas of <br />d <br />eradication, the DMG, Minerals Program may also . 110 Bo <br />rd <br />mnoxious weed <br />may be revised at any time so that it is consistent with weed <br />the State Weed Rules and state noxious policy <br />weed policy. <br />