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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 <br />inspection and the (acts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />this ++a+ a panial inspcrotion conducted by .Inset 1linns and T:mil} 11':ddrun of Cf)fv1G. The ti+cus of this inslxction <br />++us collection of vegetation data. Vegetative co+rr and herbaceous pnxluctian duty w;ts colMeted. 1 he re.ults of <br />this sampling will be provided to the operator. 1'he mint is n reclaimed surface mme. Seeding of the reclainteJ <br />mine ~x:curred in the fall of 1991, this sampling rcprcxnts the I I" paar following seeding. The lando++ner. \1r. <br />George Monmya, stopped by during the inspection. t1r. \1onh+ya indicated that he may gran the ntlainted mine <br />area in late Septemlxcr or early lku+lxr. <br />Vegetation is vrn g+xx1 with considerable di+ersity throughout the site. The site is dominated M' a min of perennial <br />grosses ++ith +vhcatgntscs, smooth hrome. Sidaoats gmmn, :mJ buflnlo Bras ha+ ing the greatest frequency. C-over <br />+cas mcacurrd at .i7.7°'0. l'hc required standard at this site is d l "'o. Nincn-percent ollhe standard equals {b.9%. <br />Statistical nnahsis will he cunductcJ to assure that the reclaimed cover is within the 9U°.u statistical confidence <br />inrenal. 1 iliecn tnmsecu ip M in length ++ere measured fur cover using a 10-tx+int later poim I}mne. ien <br />uhsen;rtion points v+ere collated even Ill meters along the trnnsect. An initial tmnxtit ++as collected lix training <br />purposes. This initial transect rnn along the nonhem border ol'the reclamation along a ditch. I his tnursect ran <br />:dung the very edge ufthe reclmnation and dons not accuratch reflect the wndition ofthc reclaimed urea. This <br />tnuuect was not used in the calculations. <br />Live herhacc~+us pnxluctiun vv as collected by clipping live herb:rccous +egetation Icx:uted within ! : MMCr by ' <br />M1lcter yuudrnts 1 ' ~ ol'a square meter). 1\vo yuadrnu were collected per trmtsect. one at the star Ix~int and one al the <br />end point. Production clippings vvrre veeighed ++et to determine sample adequacy. Wet pnxluction n+eraged 61.1? <br />grarns~ ' a ~1'. Phis v+et +vcight calculmes to >7'_.I Ibs'acrc. Plant biomas, will Ix dried then re-wrighed to <br />determine dry biomass production on this site. Production standards arc based on airKtn weight. <br />No large bare areas were evident. Topsoil lix+gttint urea was +adl vegewtcd. (hough dominated M Smooth [3rome. <br />I:nglcville catch +u>s in g<wd condition with no sign of recent erosion. Vegetation ++av gaxl un the pond <br />emhunkntent. nu erosion or duwncutting +vas ohscncYl un the Ixmd embankment. <br />\Vildlife::\ juckmbhit vras noted on the mine site. ~\ I lorned lizard was seen on the nrlaimed area as well <br />Pane 3 ul 4 Paaes,laxel-723tDe <br />