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III. COMMENTS - COMPLIANCE <br /> Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made <br /> during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection <br /> and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br /> Topsoil & Revegetation <br /> The wheat cover crop seeded last fall has made good initial growth along the mine entrance road corridor. <br /> In the Pond 12 watershed, a serious Canada thistle infestation was noted on spoil areas within the slide <br /> remediation area (as delineated on R&G map), south and west of YPM-6-3. Several dense;thistle patches were <br /> also noted along reclaimed south facing slopes to the east of the large Pond 12 slide. These patches will need <br /> to be treated in accordance with the approved weed control plan. To minimize future spread, it will be important <br /> to prevent the seedling thistles on the spoil area from producing seed, and to eradicate the weeds from the area <br /> to the extent possible, prior to future spoil grading and topsoiling activity in the vicinity. <br /> Success of seedings conducted within the last couple years in the lower Pond 12 watershed area has been <br /> quite variable. North facing slopes between YPM-6-2 and YPM-5-1 are quite diverse, with high sagebrush <br /> density and significant presence of snowberry. Portions of the south facing slopes in the same vicinity exhibit <br /> poor perennial establishment, with significant rilling in some locations. Contour drill interseeding is warranted in <br /> some locations (as noted on the R&G map). <br /> 5 <br />