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Certified weed free mulch will be applied at the rate of 3000 lbs per acre and will be crimped <br />into the surface since al] slopes are 3H:1 V or milder. <br />4. Post Reclamation Site Draina¢e <br />Almost the entire permit area will drain into the lazge opening which is created by mining and <br />will likely run towards the northeast corner of the pit. The only areas which will not drain <br />towards the opening created will be on lands which were not disturbed by mining or small <br />portions of the reclaimed topsoil stockpiles. <br />5. Weed Control <br />Elam Construction, Inc. will use BMP's to control weeds. Problem weeds will be monitored <br />closely each spring for as long as the permit is active to determine if they are invading the azea. <br />Weed control will be initiated if the groblem becomes serious. The Division of Minerals and <br />Geology will be consulted regazding any weed infestation azea and any control measures prior to <br />their initiation. It may be necessary to control weeds by mowing after the first year; the feas- <br />ibility of chemical weed control methods will be studied should it be necessary. The plan does <br />not contemplate total weed removal on the property. Past experience shows that some initial <br />weed cover in the first yeaz following retopsoiling is beneficial to the reclamation effort in non- <br />irrigated aeeas such as the slopes. Weeds tend to provide shade for new grasses, aze a means of <br />holding snow on the seedbed longer and protect it from wind and water erosion until the planted <br />species have taken hold. <br />Technical Revision #2, which was approved in June of 2005, outlined a special plan to control <br />tamarisk and Russian olive trees. This plan is enclosed on the following pages. <br />i'agneur Pit June 07 E-5 <br />