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Page 2 <br />chosen to determine the rate of degradation or agradation within <br />this reach over time. Some damage to the reference points occurred <br />due to wildlife in the area. The reference points were replaced as <br />near as possible to the original locations with pins that will <br />hopefully withstand the wildlife over time. <br />To evaluate the overall erosion condition of various reclaimed <br />areas, the Bureau of Land Management's Erosion Condition <br />Classification System described in Technical Note No. 346 was <br />utilized. This method considers both sheet, and rill and gully <br />erosion, and documents the overall erosion condition of a given <br />site. This method is described in detail in Permit No. C-80-001, <br />Appendix 4.3-B. <br />MONITORING INFORMATION <br />Moffat Area <br />Two areas were classified in the current reclaimed area at the <br />southern end of the Moffat Area. Block 1 is the eastern most area <br />on Exhibit 1, Sheet 1 of 2 in the 1992 report. This area is <br />bordered on the east by the upper haul road, on the south by the <br />toe of the out of pit spoil from the Moffat box cut, and on the <br />west by the middle Moffat haul road. Block 1 is live handled <br />topsoil that will not receive additional seeding as a test block <br />for live handling roto-cleared topsoil for reintroduction of native <br />plant species. Block 2 is also at the southern end of the Moffat <br />reserve and is bordered on the east by the middle Moffat haul road, <br />on the west by the lower Moffat haul road and on the south by the <br />toe of the out of pit Moffat spoils. This area is also shown in <br />the 1992 report on Exhibit 1, Sheet 1 of 2. This area is live <br />handled topsoil that has been tilled for seed application at the <br />rate prescribed in the Edna Mine permit. Both of these areas are <br />fairly new reclaim areas. As such, they had not yet been subjected <br />to the concentrated flows expected from snow melt in spring. Both <br />areas in this fall survey were in excellent condition but some <br />degradation is expected in the spring until vegetation is <br />established. These areas will be monitored closely in the spring <br />for introduction of flow features. <br />Block 1 <br />Moffat Area, Block 1 was evaluated using the methods described in <br />BLM Technical Note No. 346. The erosion condition composite soil <br />surface factor score for this site is 10.5, which places it in the <br />Stable erosion class. The tabulated results for this survey are <br />shown in Table 1. <br />5/24/93 DLH <br />