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. i <br />. ~ with herbicide. application, will. be properly. licensed and/or ~ certified to apply' restricted or " <br />general use herbicides as per- Colorado statute andcertification and ~licensing~piocedures • ; <br />administered~tfiroughthe Division of Plant Industry, Colorado Department of Agriculture. , <br />Peabody currently has a weed con[rolprogram in effect at the Seneca II Mine. TheSeneca II- <br />' ~ W~weed control program will be~similar:~ Table 22-8 includes a list ~of herbicides that will be ~~ <br />used at.the Seneca ll-W Mine. <br />Controlled areas will be monitored for effectiveness~of the treatments: '.Follo'w-up treatments - <br />' will be conducted as necessary. Because of ~ the many variables that may. impact. the ~ ~ <br />• effectiveness of the control program a'nd the aggressiveness Hof certain weeds,,~monitoring for ~ ~~ , <br />;level of'.condol and needed retreatment are critical aspects of the overall control program: <br />Ongoing revegetation monitoring and qualitative observation of reclaimed ~areas~by reclamation . ' <br />' ~ personriel will identify retreatment .areas and any~new~: areas. of established weeds~~~equiring. <br />~ ~ ~ <br />- <br />. .. <br />- <br />,• control: The ~qualitative~monitoring.~will~be conducted annually in order to evaluate'piogress <br />' .being. made towards control. of identified •noxious weed~~areas. ~ This information, will be <br />provided to the Division .by March 30 of each year as part of the'Annual Reclamation Report.. ~ - <br />• ~ ~ .Finally, as new :or improved .methods of controlling ~ noxious- weeds' ~~throtigh the use :of - ~ ' <br />. ~, herbicides .)either existing or new products) become available, they .will be evalueted~ for ~ - ~~ <br />' ,incorporation into the control program.~ln~tieatment.areas where herbicidal coritrol has ,been <br />effective ~but~tFiedensityof desireable perennial .species is too low to reestablishan effective <br />.~ ~vegetati~ve cover, the aiea will be reseeded using,[heapproJed permanerit seed mix: ~~ ~- ~- <br />,~ ~ ~ ~ A ~recoid~will be~inaintained of areas where herbicides are sprayed,. the types and mixture of ~ , <br />.. herbicides used, and the date of. treatment. This information will be reported in the Annual <br />~ <br />~ <br />- ~ <br />• <br />~~ -~ ~ Reclamation Re POrt. ~ ~~ ~ • <br />~ ~ <br />~ <br />Histbrically,• pest control has not been necessary.at the Seneca II Mine. Based on this. <br />' ~ ~ operating.~eiperience, pest control is not~anticipated~at this time.:for the Seneca II-W~~Mine or .~ ~ - <br />•~ ~ the II-W South'~Extension area.: Ongoing reclamation monitoring will identify infestations by _ '. ~ , <br />: ~~ ~ pests: A, pest control plan will be developed similar to the. weed control plan discussed above.' <br />The specific plan will be developed in consultation with CMLRD and presented as a~revision <br />submittal, when necessary. ,' ~ ~ ~ ' ' <br />'_ <br />- , <br />32 :~. ~ ~~Revised 1/99 <br />