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III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />n+lNiioi annln rnMpi TANrE rRa,CKlrlr. <br />Mine: Red Canyon Mine Permit No.: <br />Date: 9/22/92 Inspector: <br />Bond Inspection Topic: Revegetation for pond removal. Rule: <br />C-81-034 <br />SSS/DTM <br />4.15 <br />Inspected Area <br />Legal Description (Accurate to 1/4 1/4 Section): Sections 12 and 13 T135 R95W, 6th P.M. <br />Acreage: Z3.0 <br />Narrative Location Description: Several miles west of Cedaredge, Colorado. <br />Elevation 6 400 ft Delta County <br />"* Date Final Grading Completed: <br />** Date Topsoiling Completed: <br />** Date Initial Seeding Completed: 1988 <br />** Date Final Seeding Completed: <br />Map Reference: 1988 Reclaimed Area Map <br />Inspection Procedure - ten semi-random 50 meter transects were run on the reclaimed area. <br />Starting points and direction were chosen by visually assesing areas representative of the <br />rhole reclamation area. Cover data was obtained using an ocular point bar developed by <br />ESCO Assoc. <br />Data Summary <br />(Reference any tables, diagrams or maps attached) <br />Attachment 1 - Transect locations <br />Attachment 2 - Cover and species diversity summary <br />Narrative Evaluation of Compliance <br />Due to limited time available, an insufficient number of samples were taken to fully <br />characterize the site. Total number of samples needed for sample adequacy was calculated <br />at 32.48, although visual inspection of the site indicates that this number would decrease <br />with additional samples. Transect locations were not truly random but were visually <br />chosen to provide a representative cross section of the overall site. This is a pre-mined <br />site so therefore it has no woody stem density or production standards, only cover and <br />species di:ersity standards apply. <br />These observations can be made, based on the data and inspection of the site: <br />-An effective stabilizing stand of perennial vegetation has been established. <br />-The east-facing aspect supports far less cover than the west-facing aspect, but it <br />comprises only approximately 30 percent of the total reclaimed area and no evidence cf <br />wind or water erosion was observed. <br />-There is a significant number of annuals present, but numbers are similar to or less than <br />those of pre-nine annual components. <br />-Total perennial cover of 30.0 percent exceeds the standard of 23.0 percent. <br />-Eight species, from grass and shrub life forms, each contribute over one percent relative <br />cover which exceeds the species diversity standard of four species ever one percent. <br />' A separate tracking sheet should be filled out for each area and compliance topic <br />evaluated. <br />SSS/yjb <br />5344E <br />