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2) Minimize the potential for transportation and importation of noxious <br />or pest weed species; and <br />3) Educate field personnel in order to encourage compliance with weed <br />management program goals and assist with identification and control efforts. <br />1.1 Noxious and Pest Weed Monitoring <br />Noxious and pest weed management is an item of significant concern for <br />developments that disturb the land's surface. To prevent or minimize the infestation <br />and spread of noxious and pest weeds, GCC will conduct periodic inspections on <br />disturbed and reclaimed areas to evaluate their presence or absence, degree of <br />invasion and monitor the response of previously treated infestations. Noxious and <br />pest weed infestations will be identified and delineated by qualified specialists <br />during the active growing season of each year. Specific treatment and monitoring <br />methodologies and timetables will be developed based on species of concern, <br />location and extent of the infestation(s), and other pertinent Factors. <br />Noxious and pest weed inventories will characterize the level of infestation prior to <br />disturbance, during operational life of the project and in permanently reclaimed <br />areas. This inventory will help the weed control contractor and/or mine personnel <br />find the location, type and areal extent of any infestations and track success of <br />control efforts. A list of noxious and pest weed species known to occur in Pueblo <br />County and potentially occur within the project area is contained in Table 1. <br />1.2 Weed Dispersal <br />Noxious and pest weeds are spread through dispersal of seed and/or transport of <br />plant propagules (i.e. rhizomes, bulbs, roots and etc.). The most effective way to <br />control noxious and pest weeds is to prevent their introduction into disturbed and <br />GCC Red Rocks Mine 3 03/03/03 <br />