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Lands/Access <br />1. Maintenance of County Road 20R would be performed by the Operator in <br />conjunction with San Miguel County. <br />2. Denison will continue to work with San Miguel County and the Colorado Department <br />of Transportation (CDOT) to ensure that all required State and County access <br />permits, and attributes therein, are obtained regarding access between County Road <br />20R and State Highway 141 <br />Rangeland <br />1. Rangeland would be protected from invasive weeds by methods outlined in the Weed <br />Management Plan. <br />Invasive Non-Native Species <br />1. Operator would implement a Weed Management Plan compliant with the San Miguel <br />County Noxious Weed Management Plan and the Colorado Noxious Weed Act. <br />2. Prior to any construction disturbance, all known noxious weed populations would be <br />flagged so that they may be avoided. <br />3. Prior to entering the project area, vehicles and equipment would be cleaned by <br />• manual methods of all mud, dirt, and plant parts where there is potential to import <br />weeds. <br />4. Equipment, material, and vehicles would be stored at specified work areas or <br />construction yards. All employee vehicles, sanitary facilities, and staging areas, <br />would be confined to a limited number of specified weed-free locations to decrease <br />chances of incidental disturbance and spread of noxious weeds and invasive plants. <br />5. Disturbed areas would be promptly seeded following completion of activities to <br />reduce the potential for the spread and establishment of noxious weeds and invasive <br />plants. <br />6. Only countyBLM-approved mixtures of certified "weed-free" seed would be used. <br />All other introduced materials used for mining activities such as straw, fill, and gravel <br />would also be certified weed-free. <br />7. Pesticides may be used to control noxious weeds. The Operator would obtain from <br />the BLM an approved pesticide use proposal prior to application of any pesticides at <br />the Sunday Mines. Pesticide application records would be submitted annually <br />subsequent to pesticide applications. <br />8. The Operator would treat the specific areas of disturbance for noxious weeds at least <br />1 week before such disturbance in accordance with the weed management plan. The <br />Operator would report in its annual report any new noxious weed infestations found <br />and mitigation measures implemented. <br />• <br />A-3