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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 inspection <br />and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />On the RSRDA, the low gradient segment at the lower end of the RSRDA North Side collection ditch that <br />had partly sifted in, still needs to be cleaned out. <br />Suooort Facilities <br />The Division previously approved a technical revision application to allow use of the rail loadout by another entity <br />for storage, loading and unloading of specified materials. This use has not yet been implemented; there has <br />been no resumption of activity at the loadout. <br />Reveaetation/Reclamation Success <br />North Decline Area <br />The North Decline reclaimed area was sprayed in November 2005 with "Plateau" and "Roundup" herbicides to <br />control cheatgrass, which dominated the vegetative understory to the exclusion of perennial herbaceous <br />species. A follow-up "Plateau" herbicide treatment was applied earlier in September. The treatments appear to <br />have been quite successful, with very minimal presence of new cheatgrass growth apparent on the site. <br />Interseeding will be conducted in November 2006. Soil scarification by spike tooth harrow, or comparable <br />method to provide appropriate soil coverage of seed with minimal disturbance to established vegetation <br />is recommended, in conjunction with the seeding. An ATV mounted harrow may be the most practicable <br />approach to provide for scarification in most areas, with minimal damage to the mature shrub overstory. <br />2-West Portals <br />As yet there is minimal germination of seeded species from the fall 2005 re-seeding of the portal backfill sites. <br />North Portal Area <br />Summer annual weeds have recently germinated over a large portion of the saline "bare area" that was <br />reseeded in November 2005, which is an encouraging sign. Some scattered sprouting of shrubs and grasses <br />that survived the disking was also observed. Minimal germination of seeded species is apparent to date. <br />General <br />Various areas disturbed recently by ditch maintenance activity associated with recent storm events have been <br />properly scarified and seeded. Some of these areas still remain to be seeded, however. One area in particular <br />that has been significantly disturbed is the CRDA-2 slope adjacent to the upper diversion. Disturbance <br />adjacent to the ditch will need to be scarified and seeded, and, because the area drains into the <br />diversion ditch, mulch will need to be applied to minimize sedimentation. <br />5 <br />