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~ ` - <br />Beaz Creek Project <br />Reclamation at the Bear Creek Project Area was completed near the central /eastern portion of <br />the Old Refuse Pile during the 1999 construction season. Approximately six acres of steep <br />slopes were reclaimed during the course of this project. <br />Multiple Best Management Practices were implemented in the Beaz Creek Project Area, <br />including the use of severe surface scarification prior to seeding, shrub planting, placement of <br />slash barriers and the use of silt fence. <br />The vegetative cover at this area is visually estimated to exceed 50%. As reported in 2000, cattle <br />were turned into this azea shortly following revegetation. In places the cattle compromised the <br />integrity of the surface scarification pattern, resulting in minor gully formation neaz the western <br />mazgin of the Project Area. Sediment generated from the gully formation was trapped by silt <br />fence and vegetative slash barriers located at the base of the Project Area. The gullies were <br />repaired in the fall of 2001 by crimping weed free straw into each of the four features, and re- <br />establishing the surface scarification pattern at the head of the gullies. A cattle exclosure was <br />constructed around the azea in the late Spring of 2001. Because the vegetative cover is effective <br />at minimizing erosion at the azea, the silt fence at the toe of the Beaz Creek slope was removed in <br />2001. <br />East of Road A Project Area <br />Reclamation construction was completed in this azea during 1999. Best Management Practices <br />implemented during and following reclamation construction included the use of severe surface <br />roughening, placement of silt fence, construction of small earthen berms and the placement of <br />weed free straw bales. Vegetative cover in this azea was visually estimated to average 40%, well <br />exceeding the pre-reclamation cover of 5%. The land form and vegetative cover aze effectively <br />controlling erosion in this azea: Therefore the silt fence was removed and the straw bales are <br />being allowed to deteriorate. <br />Reclamation construction was accomplished at a steep 1.5 acre azea near the easterly portion of <br />this azea. The slope, which was highly erosive, and supported virtually no vegetation, was <br />reduced to 2.5 H : 1 V. Following slope reduction, topsoil was applied to the azea, and it was <br />then severely scarified using heavy equipment. Revegetation was accomplished, and the azea <br />was fenced to exclude cattle. During and following reclamation construction, the Project Area <br />was protected by silt fences and straw bales placed at the toe of the slope. A temporary upland <br />diversion was used to minimize stormwater run-on during construction, while a more permanent <br />diversion was constructed following completion of reclamation. <br />West of Road A Construction Area <br />Final reclamation of this azea was accomplished in 1999. Again, multiple Best Management <br />Practices were implemented in the West of Road A Area, including severe surface roughening, <br />construction of small ridges built perpendiculaz to the fall of the small hill slope at the southern <br />portion of the area, silt fence placement and the use of weed free straw bales. No problems or <br />3 <br />