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Fox Engineering Solutions has been requested by Mr. Fontanari to follow-up with your request for a <br /> Weed Management Plan. It is our understanding that your office issued a Corrective Action, based on a <br /> field inspection of August 8, 2019. <br /> As noted in the inspection report,several noxious weeds were observed throughout the site.Although <br /> cheatgrass is a pervasive noxious weed throughout western Colorado, Knapweed, Halogeton, Kochia, <br /> Russian Thistle,and Alyssum were also identified. To aid in our efforts to comply with your request,can <br /> your office provide specific locations or areas within the permit area where these weeds were noted. <br /> We reviewed the inspection report photographs and could not ascertain the areas. <br /> Also noted in the Corrective Action, "Implement approved weed control plan and provide proof to the Division that <br /> this has been done. If a weed control plan is not already in place, the operator shall develop a weed control and <br /> management plan in accordance with Section 3.1.10(6) of the Rule." This request is similar to the revegetation plan <br /> request for the irrigation pipeline and ditch lateral removal project required by your office. In this case,there was an <br /> existing revegetation plan in effect and any changes to that plan would have invoked a technical amendment subject <br /> to fees and additional review by your agency. <br /> We believe, as in the case of the original revegetation plan that a weed management plan, may already exist. It is the <br /> desire of my client to follow up weed management activities under the original weed management plan approved <br /> when the mining permit was issued.We are requesting a copy of the original weed management plan issued under <br /> the original permit from your office. <br /> Thank you for your assistance. If you have any questions let me know. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> David Fox, P.E. <br /> Fox Engineering Solutions, Inc. <br /> P.O. Box 413 <br /> Fruita, CO 81521 <br /> Ph: (970) 250-5505 <br /> Email:coloradofox@bresnan.net <br />