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6 be provided for personnel working on the drill sites. If more than one drill site is utilized during drilling activities, portable toilets will be provided at each site. (26) New temporary roads will be closed to public motorized access. These roads will be gated and locked as directed by the FS. (27) Surface disturbance will be minimized to the extent reasonably feasible in order to limit potential impacts. Soil that is removed from alt new disturbance areas will be windrowed or stockpiled for use in reclamation Topsoil will be segregated from subsoil and stored at a depth no greater than that prescribed by the Paonia District Ranger. No soil generated from excavation, slide removal or other operations shall be deposited within 100 lineal feet of any drainage with flowing water. (28) Licensee will be required to hold a FS timber contract if merchantable timber will be removed during construction operations. Licensee shall be charged the value of the trees removed. Controlled felling techniques will be used. Any slash generated from tree removal operations shall be lopped and scattered to a maximum depth of 2 feet. (29) The road surface width will not exceed 14 ft. except in locations which require curve widening. These locations must be identified on the ground and approved. by the Paonia District Ranger. (30) Licensee will be responsible for controlling sediment on the drill pads and roads. Sediment control devices will be used and may include (but aze not limited to) silt fence, straw bales or wattles. (31) All drilling fluids, mud, and cuttings must be contained on the project site in mud pits or portable containers. The pit must not be used for disposal of gazbage, trash, or other refuse. Unattended pits will be fenced to keep out livestock and wildlife. (32) Mud pits must be allowed to dry or pumped before they aze backfilled and reclaimed. Mud pits must be enclosed by a 4-strand, bazbed wire fence, or other type of barricade approved by the FS, until they are dpi ~~ (33) Reclamation efforts will be diligently pursued to insure that a minimum of ground cover is estab'tished',n - on all disturbed azeas; a minimum 80% of the surrounding undisturbed azeas. _c ~ ~ ~ i ~% ~ -' i:,Cti (34) Reclamation of pad sites and road decommissioning will involve regrading to approximate original ~ ., contour, reestablishing drainage, soil replacement, and reseeding the disturbed azeas. Reclamation activities~iill - __ commence immediately after drilling activities aze complete. New temporary roads will be decommissioned~y ~ '~ ~ obliteration once no longer needed for access. The land surface will be resumed [o approximate original cont~gr, and seeded with the approved seed mix for NFS lands. All drainage structures shall be maintained and apprd`v2d prior to closure of the route. All disturbed azeas shall be seeded with [he approved seed mixture immediately to prevent noxious weed infestation. The point of access where applicable, will be blocked as directed by the FS so as to prevent motorized use of the obliterated road. To discourage access and use of reclaimed azeas, natural barriers and signs will be placed neaz the paint where project roads have been obliterated. The FS officer will identify barrier locations and techniques. (35) Licensee and/or [heir contractors will be responsible for containment and remediation of any spills of fuels, oil, and other hazardous materials. My spills of fitels, oil, and other hazazdous materials [hat must be reported to agencies must also be reported to the FS immediately. Immediate containment and cleanup will be required consistent with the licensee's Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC) plan. Any contaminated soil will be removed from the forest prior to reclamation. (36) Licensee will be responsible for reclaiming any portion of NFS Trail 806 to a condition suitable for trail use as directed by the FS. r,~