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to protect a previously repaired landslide located along the ridgeline, approximately 150 yards north of the 2007 slide. The approved designs include a grass lined permanent channel (Channel PM-4C) and a segment of light use road ditch that would effectively divert upland drainage away from the area of the 2007 slide, and into a rock lined permanent channel (Channel PM-4, in the immediate vicinity of the inlet to Culvert PM- 10). At the time of the inspection on Apri125, the roadside ditch and lower segment of Channel PM-4C were poorly defined, and may have been silted in as a result of snowmelt runoff from slopes reclaimed in the fall of 2006. Approximately 150 feet north of Culvert PM-10, there was evidence of overland flow and shallow rills in a flow path 15 to 20 feet wide across the light use road. On the outslope of the road, there was a short gully averaging approximately 4 feet deep by 3 to 5 feet wide, that extended approximately 25 feet down the slope. The gully widened into a trough shaped slide feature on the "undisturbed" hill slope below the road. The trough feature ranged from 3 feet to 6 feet deep, averaging approximately 15 feet wide, and was 60 to 75 feet in length. At the toe of the slope, mud and debris had been deposited in a "delta" approximately 25 feet by 25 feet by 1 foot deep, within and adjacent to a small ephemeral drainage channel. At least two 6 inch diameter aspen trees, five or more smaller aspens, and numerous understory shrubs had been uprooted by the slide. Downstream from the area of primary deposition along the ephemeral channel, there was intermittent scour within the channel, and shallow soil and debris deposition along a 12 to 15 foot wide flow path. The scour and deposition dissipated by approximately 500 feet downstream from the toe of the slide. STEPS NECESSARY TO ABATE VIOLATION (REMEDIAL ACTION) AND TIME FOR ABATEMENT (NOT MORE THAN 90 DAYS): Step 1: No later than May 25, 2007, perform grading and maintenance to restore light use road ditching and Channel PM-4C, as necessary to divert upland drainage away from the slide location and into Channel PM-4, in the immediate vicinity of the Culvert PM-10 inlet. Step 2: No later than June 1, 2007, submit a complete technical or minor revision application (as appropriate), addressing plans for repair of the damage caused by the slide and erosion described. In addition, include in the plan any modifications to the approved topography or drainage plan to ensure that rapid melt from deep snow accumulations upslope from the slide area will be safely diverted, to minimize the potential for future slippage or erosion related to snow melt, in the same or adjacent areas along the ridgeline. Step 3. No later than August 2, 2007, implement and complete the plan submitted in the technical or minor revision required by Step 2.