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<br />2005 RILL & GULLY SURVEY <br />EMPIRE <br />Inspector: Joe ShoemakerBrian Watterson (BTU Empire) <br />Date: April 23, 2005; June 10, 2005 August 24, 2005; <br />September 21, 2005 <br />Location: Empires' William's Fork Strip Pit and the Utah Tract <br />In both April 2005 (Mr. Watterson), and August 2005 (Mr. Shoemaker), the <br />William's Fork Strip Pit was walked along the outslope of the pit and along <br />the drainage where the high wall had been reclaimed. All areas looked good. <br />Random minor rills were observed, but nothing was noted due to the minor <br />nature of the rills, i.e. typically less than 2" and less than 50' in length. The <br />area is adequately vegetated; typically, shrubs will continue to invade the <br />area and will increase shrub numbers. <br />The Utah Tract was traversed by Mr. Shoemaker in August from the top to <br />the bottom of the area. Vegetation is doing excellent, with no excess rills or <br />gullies occurring over the site. As with the William's Fork area, just random <br />minor rills were observed which do not require any repair. The vegetation <br />appears. to be in better condition than previous years due to increased spring <br />moisture. <br />Vegetation sampling was completed by Habitat Management the first week <br />of September. An interim vegetation report will be filed with DMG before the <br />end of the year. A bond release application will be submitted in 2006. <br />Note that a stormwater inspection was also performed on June 10, 2005, by <br />Mr. Andy Poirot of the Colorado Department of Public Health and <br />Environment and Mr. Watterson. No issues were noted at that time. A copy <br />of the inspector's report is attached. <br />is \empire\rillgull.Ob <br />