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DRMS Permit Index
Permit No
C1981021
IBM Index Class Name
Inspection
Doc Date
6/17/1997
Doc Name
COAL INSPECTION REPORT
Inspection Date
6/11/1997
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<br />III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made <br />during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the <br />inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a partial inspection of the Bourg Mine, focusing on <br />vegetation establishment. The inspection was conducted by Dan <br />Mathews from the DMG Grand Junction office, 2148 Broadway ~C-5, <br />Grand Junction, CO 81503, phone (970) 242-5025. Weather was clear, <br />cool and windy. The site was somewhat muddy in low spots, but the <br />reclaimed drainage was not carrying any flow. Vigorous growth of <br />vegetation was noted throughout the reclaimed area. <br />The site was apparently revegetated between 1984 and 1988. The <br />.dominant species over much of the site is the productive introduced <br />grass, Russian wildrye. Due to the dark green color, robust growth <br />form, and abundance of this species,•the site is visually apparent <br />from a considerable distance, standing out from the surrounding <br />sagebrush shrubland. Closer examination indicates that a ' <br />relatively diverse vegetation community is becoming established on <br />the reclaimed area. In the older appearing reclamation in the <br />northern and western portions of the site, there are numerous <br />patches of high density, low growing big sagebrush interspersed <br />throughout the grass stand, with the half shrub winterfat also <br />fairly common. In older appearing reclamation further east, there <br />is less Russian wildrye, with greater representation of perennial <br />forbs such as yarrow and rocky mountain penstemon. Significant <br />portions of the older reclamation are dominated by the native <br />grasses idaho fescue and western wheatgrass, with big sagebrush <br />patches common within these areas. <br />Many of the species present on the reclaimed area are also found in <br />the sagebrush shrubland adjacent to the mine site, with the primary <br />difference being the greater abundance of sagebrush and absence of <br />Russian wildrye in the native community. All of the seeded species <br />were observed on the reclaimed area, with the exception of Indian <br />ricegrass, antelope bitterbrush, and Douglas rabbitbrush. Some <br />volunteer of desirable native vegetation was observed, most notably <br />the idaho fescue, which is a common component of the native <br />rangeland in the vicinity, but was apparently not included in the <br />seedmix. In general, the reclaimed community appears to provide <br />effective ground cover and forage production appears to be higher <br />than in adjacent areas. The vegetation is relatively diverse, and <br />significant numbers of big sagebru.>h of various age classes are <br />present. <br />Antelope tracks were noted throughout the site, and six separate <br />clusters of sagegrouse droppings were observed in various sites in <br />the interior and along the perimeter of the reclamation. <br />
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