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July 13,2021 C-1981-008/New Horizon Mine JHB <br /> Pond 16 contained a shallow pool of water. Mindy explained that one of the irrigation water pipes upgradient <br /> from this pond had a leak. Pond 16 captured any runoff from this leak. ERMR had repairs scheduled to repair the <br /> leak. <br /> Pond 15 was dry and showed no evidence of having recently held water. <br /> Pond 13 was full. Inflow rates into the pond were 340 gpm from the CC ditch, and 337 gpm from the French <br /> drains. Iron staining is evident at the limestone rock bed at the inlet to Pond 13. The water flow in the pond <br /> passes through well-established area of cattails,then through the pond that has a thick growth of pond plants prior <br /> to discharge into Tuttle draw. Discharge of Pond 13 measured 0.54 on the staff gauge at the flume. Discharge <br /> was clear while the receiving stream,Tuttle gulch was slightly cloudy. The Pond 13 discharge also had a sulfur <br /> smell. No water samples were collected,nor was there a concern to collect a sample. <br /> Pond 12 was dry. No concerns were observed with Pond 12. <br /> Pond 18 was dry as well. No apparent re-sprouting of noxious weeds was observed. <br /> RECLAMATION SUCCESS-Rule 4.15,Rule 3: <br /> Irrigated pastures, IP-8 and IP-9,that received low spot repairs in 2020,were being irrigated and were <br /> looking good. Even though some low areas remain in these fields,no areas were ponding and drainage appears to <br /> be functioning well. Sprinklers were operating in IP-8, IP-9 and IP-10, and crops were green and growing during <br /> the inspection. <br /> IC-1 was being irrigated at the time of the inspection. The Alfalfa rotation had been planted in spring 2021. <br /> Portions of the young crop did not survive the irrigation water interruption when the CC ditch failed. ERMR <br /> reseeded approximately 90 acres of the Irrigated Cropland. The reseeded portions of field are growing but the <br /> seedling are very young at this time. The reseeded areas appear mostly in the Center-pivot field. The areas <br /> served by side-roll sprinklers do not appear to have required reseeding. <br /> REVEGETATION—Rule 4.15 <br /> Vegetative Cover;Timing: <br /> Dryland pasture areas are fairly thin on vegetative cover due to the drought. However,the dryland pasture <br /> still exhibits green growth, so once the area receives precipitation,the pastures may recover. <br /> Although irrigation structures were not apparent in the irrigated pasture reference area,this reference area was <br /> green and appeared that it had received irrigation water. <br /> A small patch of Russian knapweed was observed on the South east corner of the regraded Topsoil Stockpile E <br /> footprint. <br /> TOPSOIL—Rule 4.06 <br /> Removal 4.06.2; Substitute Materials 4.06.4(4); Storage and Protection 4.06.3;Redistribution 4.06.4: <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 0 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> Page 3 of 7 <br />