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bottoms of the all reclaimed lakes. <br />The areas surrounding the lakes will primarily be used as wildlife habitat. The shelf wetlands <br />will be high quality, diverse wetlands, aimed at improving waterfowl habitat. Most <br />surrounding riparian areas will be left undisturbed in order to provide quality wildlife habitat. <br />Those riparian areas, which have been disturbed, will be planted as dry rangeland. This will <br />provide forage areas for wildlife. To further offset the loss of trees, cutting and sapling <br />planting is planned for the new wetland areas. The re-seeded areas will also be allowed to be <br />naturally overtaken by the riparian areas. <br />The one exception to wildlife and recreational use will occur in the stockpile and processing <br />area to the west of the original pit. The area above the water table will be used for a <br />commercial and industrial development. Dry rangeland seeding will take place in this area to <br />control erosion. <br />Post-Reclamation Site Drainage <br />Most run-off will be captured by the pit lakes. This run-off will evaporate or seep into the <br />porous surrounding gavel within 24 hours. <br />Weed Control <br />This area of the state is known to have some weeds of concern such as the thistle group and <br />knapweed. This site has significant weed growth in the oxbow area. The operator has <br />contacted a weed removal specialist. Once the operator's weed removal plan becomes available <br />it will be submitted to the CDMG. Also weed control status will be included in the annual <br />review documents. The operator will take extreme caze in preventing weeds from establishing <br />infestations in the permit area by doing the following: <br />1) Each mid-April, a noxious weed survey will be made of the permit area. <br />2) If any noxious weed patches or plants have been identified, they will be sprayed by backpack <br />sprayer or 4-wheeler using chemicals approved for use by the local Weed Management <br />Commission. This will be done within 2 weeks after the inspection when the weeds are most <br />vulnerable. Care will be taken to spot spray where possible to avoid killing desirable broadleaf <br />plants. <br />3) After reclamation of portions of the site and after final reclamation, weed surveys and <br />spraying will continue until the perennial cover and production of the site have met DMG <br />requirements and bond release has been obtained. <br />The local Weed Management Group will be consulted regarding any weed infestation area and <br />any control measwes prior to their initiation. The plan does not contemplate total weed <br />removal on the property, especially the removal of some non-noxious weeds. Past experience <br />shows that some initial weed cover in the first year following retopsoiling is beneficial to the <br />8/25/04 Page ~ <br />