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Culverts <br />The A-5 culvert that was plugged after last month's rain has been cleared. Culverts EM-1 and <br />EM-2 contain a few inches of sediment but are functioning. Other culverts are clear and are not <br />eroded at their outlet or inlet ends. <br />Sedimentation Ponds, Drainage Channels, and Flumes <br />Repair Schedule. Trapper has completed an assessment of the damage caused bythe heavy <br />rains of September 18-19. During the inspection Trapper provided its written repair schedule for <br />items found in the assessment. Trapper is commended for its timely preparation of this <br />comprehensive schedule. The schedule is a valuable reference for tracking Trapper's progress <br />in repairing the damages. The schedule is filed in the inspector's "General Correspondence" <br />file. <br />The schedule lists 41 items; about half of those were mentioned in last month's inspection <br />report. Trapper's work on the highest priority items (cleaning out ponds, flumes, and culverts) is <br />nearly complete. If weather permits, eroded areas around the ponds will be repaired this fall. <br />Reconstructed drainageways that were damaged will be repaired in the 1998 field season. <br />Trapper is commended also for its quick response to pond clean-outs. Trapper made a special <br />effort to quickly clean ponds by seeking out a contractor from as far away as Denver. <br />Condition of Pond Embankments and /nslopes. None of the ponds' dam embankments or <br />inslopes showed signs of significant erosion and there were no signs of differential settling. Only <br />the newest ponds, Oak #1 and #2, lack vegetative cover. Cleaning operations left the inslope on <br />the east side of East Pyeatt #1 pond too steep; regrading to a gentler slope is needed. The <br />inslope of Grouse #1 is Bullied in the pond's inlet area and could use repair, although this ranks <br />lower in priority than other repairs needed on Trapper. <br />Pond Water Levels, Discharges, and Sediment Levels. As shown in Table 1, the ponds' <br />water levels and discharges have dropped significantly from last month's levels. Trapper has <br />evaluated each pond's sediment level. Sediment in Oak #1 and East Pyeatt #1 has been <br />cleaned out, East Pyeatt #1 was being cleaned, and No Name #2 is scheduled to be cleaned <br />out if weather permits. All other ponds have adequate sediment storage capacity. Cleaning left <br />the east inslope of East Pyeatt #1 with a steep slope and regrading is needed. <br />Page 4 <br />