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herbicides es per Colorado statute and certification and Licensing procedures administered • <br />through the Division of Plant Industry, Colorado Department of Agriculture. <br />Controlled areas will be monitored for effectiveness of the treatments. Follow-up <br />treatments will be conducted as necessary. Because of the many variables that may impact <br />the effectiveness of the control program end the aggressiveness of certain weeds, <br />monitoring for control and retrea [ment are Critical aspects. Ongoing ravager e+:i on <br />monitoring end qual(tative observation of reclaimed areas by reclamation personnel will <br />identify retreatment areas and any new areas of established weeds requiring control. The <br />qualitative monitoring will be conducted annually in order to evaluate progress being made <br />towards Control of identified noxious weed areas. This information will be provided to <br />the Division by March 30 of each year es part of the Annual Reclamation Report. Finally, <br />as new or improved methods of controlling noxious weeds through the use of herbicides <br />(either existing or new products) become available, they will be evaluated for <br />incorporation into the control program. In treatment areas where herbicidal control has <br />been effective but the density of desireable perennial species is too low to reestablish <br />an effective vegetative cover, the area will be reseeded using the approved permanent seed <br />mix. • <br />A record will be maintained of areas where herbicides are sprayed, the types and mixture <br />of herbicides used, and the date of treatment. This information will be reported in the <br />Annual Reclamation Report. <br />Historically, pest control has not been necessary at the nearby Seneca II or Seneca 11-4 <br />Mines. Based on this operating experience, pest control is not anticipated at this time. <br />Ongoing reclamation monitoring will identify infestations by pests. If necessary, a pest <br />control plan will be developed similar to the weed control plan discussed above. The <br />specif it plan, based on the targeted pest, will be developed in consultation with the <br />Division and presented as a revision submittal, when necessary. <br />Regredina or Stebilizina Rills and Gullies <br />Seeded areas will be monitored following spring snowmelt and heavy rains. If monitoring <br />indicates the presence of ex cessive rills and gullies, closer observation will be <br />used to determine the cause of the gullying. These areas will be identified on a map. • <br />Natural geomorphic processes in the reclaimed area will be emphasized, taking into account <br />32 <br />