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established. But new revegetation areas are especially prone to weed invasion. For small areas of <br /> invasion(less than about 1,000 square feet) herbicides can be applied by the land owner. But for larger <br /> areas it is far better to call in a professional weed control agent to deal with the invasion. They have the <br /> experience as well as access to herbicides that are sometimes much more effective than the herbicides a <br /> landowner can purchase. <br /> The important point here is that so long as a reclamation project on a mine is strongly infested <br /> with noxious weeds there is little chance the reclamation program will ever be approved followed by <br /> release of the financial warranty. The Colorado Noxious Weed Act requires that some species be <br /> completely eradicated while other species are allowed to persist if the numbers of individuals are low and <br /> the condition of the land is such that a noxious weed eruption is not likely to happen. The law requires <br /> that each landowner be responsible for controlling noxious weeds on their property. If control is not <br /> done the county can send in a crew to do the control for the landowner and the landowner is then billed <br /> for the cost,which is almost punitively high when they do it. Better to do what is required yourself. <br /> Inspections for noxious weeds should be done by someone who is familiar with the different <br /> species and knows when the appearance of some weeds are going to be a problem. Such inspections <br /> shall occur at least three (3)times a growing season for the first two years and in late Spring and late <br /> Summer in subsequent years. A written report with general locations of weeds and weed populations <br /> will be produced to allow future assessment of expansion of weed occurrences or new invasions. This is <br /> best done on foot with a GPS that takes waypoints of coordinates for future reference if needed by a <br /> professional weed control agent. It makes their work easier and saves money on weed management if <br /> they know beforehand where the serious weeds are located. <br /> Vollmer Pit Technical Revision June 2018 Updated Reclamation Plan Page 26 of 26 <br />