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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. borrow area. However, initial seeding results at the two areas are very different. Vegetation on the soil borrow area is dominated by annual weeds (primarily Russian thistle and kochia). Seeded vegetation is limited to a few scattered shrubs and half shrubs, and a few clumps of grass. As with the South Fan area, cattle appear to have concentrated in this area earlier in the spring. Unless conditions change appreciably by next growing season, it would appear that reseeding may be warranted. Unless grazing can otherwise be controlled, fencing may be warranted as well. Whitetop weed patches in the vicinity appear to have been effectively sprayed earlier in the spring. A small number of Russian knapweed plants was noted along the western boundary of the area, a short distance south of the main reconstructed channel. The plants were chopped to prevent seed dispersal, but will likely sprout from the roots this fall and if so, the new growth should be sprayed. 0 B"Substation Site -The small parcel was seeded in November 2002. The rocky side slope portion of the area (borehole road location) exhibits good establishment of various shrubs and haltshrubs, and pockets of cool season grasses. The relatively flat area where the electrical substation was located is still dominated by annual forbs, but a number of seeded shrubs and grasses have become established. Noah Decline Site -The major portion of the site was initially seeded in fall 1992, with a water pipeline corridor through the site reseeded in November 2000. The older seeded areas generally support a moderately dense stand of fourwing saltbush and greasewood, with understory dominated by cheatgrass and other weedy annual grasses. In most areas, perennial grasses are sparse and there are few forbs or half shrubs. The 2000 seeded corridor supports good numbers of shrubs (mostly rubber rabbitbrush and fourwing saltbush, along with lower numbers of greasewood and big sagebrush). The corridor also supports a higher component of perennial grasses than the surrounding area, mostly cool season species, with a lesser annual grass component. These areas will be sampled by the operator later this year, and the associated monitoring report will need to include assessment of the need for remedial measures if data indicates likely problems with meeting success standards. 8