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TRI COUNTY GRAVEL <br />PERMIT # M -1977 205 <br />WEED CONTROL PLAN <br />THIS AREA OF DELTA COUNTY IS KNOWN TO HAVE SOME WEEDS OF <br />CONCERN SUCH AS THE THISTLE GROUP AND KNAPWEED. TRI COUNTY <br />GRAVEL WILL TAKE EXTREME CARE IN PREVENTING WEEDS FROM <br />ESTABLISHING INFESTATIONS IN THE PERMIT AREA BY DOING THE <br />FOLLOWING. <br />1. LATE MAY AND EARLY SEPTEMBER OF EACH YEAR A NOXIOUS WEED <br />SURVEY WILL BE MADE OF THE PERMIT AREA, BY A PERSONNEL <br />KNOWLEDGABLE IN WEED INFESTATION. <br />2. IF ANY NOXIOUS WEED PATCHES OR PLANTS ARE IDENTIFIED, THEY <br />WILL BE SPRAYED BY BACKPACK SPRAYER OR 4 WHEELER USING <br />CHEMICALS APPROVED FOR USE BY THE WEED CONTROL AUTHORITY OF <br />DELTA, COUNTY, AND APPROPRIATE FOR CONTROL OF THE WEEDS <br />IDENTIFIED. THIS WILL BE DONE WITHIN 2 WEEKS AFTER THE INSPECTION <br />WHEN THE WEEDS ARE MOST VULNERABLE. CARE WILL BE TAKEN TO <br />SPOT SPRAY WHERE POSSIBLE TO AVOID KILLING DESIRABLE BROADLEAF <br />PLANTS. <br />3. AFTER RECLAMATION OF PORTIONS OF THE SITE AND AFTER FINAL <br />RECLAMATION, WEED SURVEYS AND SPRAYING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL <br />THE PERENNIAL COVER AND PRODUCTION OF THE SITE HAVE MET DMG <br />REQUIREMENTS AND BOND RELEASE HAS BEEN OBTAINED. <br />DMG AND THE DELTA COUNTY WEED CONTROL AUTHORITY WILL BE <br />CONSULTED REGARDING ANY WEED INFESTATION AREA AND ANY <br />CONTROL MEASURES PRIOR TO THEIR INITIATION. THE PLAN DOES NOT <br />CONTEMPLATE TOTAL WEED REMOVAL ON THE PROPERTY, EXPECIALLY <br />THE REMOVAL OF SOME NON-NOXIOUS WEEDS. PAST EXPERIENCE SHOWS <br />THAT SOME INTIAL WEED COVER IN THE FIRST YEAR FOLLOWING <br />RETOPSOILING IS BENEFICIAL TO THE RECLAMATION EFFORT IN DRY <br />RANGE SITES. <br />4. WEED CONTROL MEASURES IMPLEMENTED WILL BE REPORTED IN <br />EACH ANNUAL REPORT. <br />