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Alt Mmarals staff <br />!'age 2 <br />Nebtuary 13,T003 <br />Z APPLICABLE REGULATIONSt <br />Regulations mterenad below tetlect the consistent themes that operations and <br />rxlarmtion are to he oooducxd in such a way as to miniraiza adverse environmental <br />impacts, sad enstm that teciaiatcd lutda will support the approved post mining land <br />cue. Refa~ences to noxious weeds nflat the fact that iA some instances, spaial <br />managetttnt practices may be requited to conCNl tmdtsixabte plant species and prevent <br />thou spread in order to minimize offsite impaaa, and ensure that reclaimed lands wfU <br />may auppon the pwt mining lead use. <br />A. Rnie 3.1.10(6)Ga 2 CCR 40T-1,1 CCR 407-4 <br />The Rabin atase. "Methods of wend coMml shall ba employed foc ~l prohibited <br />noxious weed spaia, and whenever iavssiat of a reclaimed aces by other weed <br />species serioua[y threatens the onaUntred devetopmeat ottha daued vegetation. <br />Wad control methods shall also be used whenever the inhabitation oP the reclaimed <br />arm by wads threaten further aptead of sedotu weed pears to nearby areas;' <br />$. Rnla 4:15.1(3), ~R]Q1(1) of Z CCR 407-1 and Z CCR 407-4 <br />In part says. "...inspect the lands. and rociamation described in the rtotice to <br />dexrntine if the Opersror fret complied with all applicable regtrinraents." <br />3. THE OPERATORS RESPONSIBILITY FOR TH6 MANAGEMENT OF <br />NOXIOUS WEEDS DURING MINING OPERATIONS AND RRCLAMATION: <br />t<is the tespadsiblllty of the trperetor m ramtlxr atfated sad rtxislrued lords for <br />noxious weed infestations. Tho need for weed control should be evaluated whenever <br />infeattuiooa of noxious weeds occur oa affected lends, a reclairrxd lands. The Office <br />tocomttaatds that operetocs consult the local weed control agency in their wunty (state <br />or county extenaton petaohael, or weed control district officials listed in Section S) or <br />outer treCd COOttol expcRa where ht[eatstioas aecor on lands within the pertrtit arcs. As <br />port of the permit review pmcets and if indicated in the opinion of the Office as fl result <br />of the pro-operatioeal iropeetioa, the Division tray regain a weed control plan as part <br />of the application. <br />iE>n the ontttse of an inspection oPur existing permitted six, the Division tinder drat <br />theta oxista an infestation of noxious weeds os lands disturbed by the mining operation. <br />tits Division tray regain a revision m the approved plan, or development o(a plan <br />where none axisb. Where a noxious weed problem exists, the operator shall be given a <br />rcasotrabla amount of time a detaorratrate sigsiticaat progress correcting the situation <br />prior to anyrim oPBosrd xttoa <br />Once developed, the noxious wad control plan ahdl be submitted to the Division as a <br />technical revision for review and appmval. <br />4. Re>ttdated Noxdoas Wsedsr <br />The following plants sre cauidered to be noxious vreeds fa fife purposes o[ Chia <br />guidelltte sod the Hard Rock and Coostructiofl ildaterial Regulations, It should be <br />recognized that the following list nay not include rtoxiow weed species Wet ore specific <br />