_INSPECTION - C1994082 ‎(41)‎

• Permit No: C1994082
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 7/15/2009
• Email Name: DTM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

III. COMMENTS-COMPLIANCE
Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the
inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or
evidence supporting the enforcement action.
channel, which SCC had recently completed. Additional TRM liner material was installed, along
with staked willow bundle wattles, placed in the channel to form weirs, to slow runoff and direct
flow toward the center of the channel.
Topsoil
At the time of the SL-2 inspection, topsoil had been properly scraped away from the slide area in
the upper Pond 013 watershed to allow for remedial grading operations, which were in progress.
Topsoiling was in progress on a small steep slope location above the lower YPM 6-1 channel
segment, which had been subject to minor regrading. Topsoil stockpiles remaining at Yoast
include Stockpile "A", a portion of Stockpile"B", Stockpile"C", Stockpile "I", and a portion of
Stockpile"L". The largest remaining area yet to be topsoiled is the Pond 12 slide and adjacent
areas of the YPM 6-2 and YPM 6-3 watersheds. Smaller areas would include various temporary
roads, the Stock Pond ST-1 embankment, and areas that maybe associated with future erosion
and slide repairs.
Fish and Wildlife
Several of the fenced shrub establishment plots observed during the course of the inspection,
including SP06-1 and SP06-3 were observed to be in need of repair to prevent access and
damage by elk, and SCC was advised to ensure that all the fenced exclosure areas were properly
maintained.
Several dusky grouse were flushed from the reclamation in the upper slopes of the YPM 1-1
watershed, near the patch of aspen sprouts.
Reve etg ation
Revegetation was not the focus of the inspection, as it is not a topic that specifically pertains to
Phase 1 bond release. Apparent success is variable across the site; with excellent diverse stands
of native dominated vegetation present in some locations. In the upper YPM 3-2 and YPM-14
watersheds above shrub plot SP05-1, there is a fairly large block of vegetation that is heavily
dominated by alfalfa, with scattered smaller patches of alfalfa in other locations. In the YPM 1-3
and 1-2 watershed downstream of Stock Pond ST-1, annual vegetation seems to have persisted as
a significant stand component longer than is normally the case, over fairly extensive areas.
Interseeding may be appropriate in these areas, to enhance the perennial component that is
present,but somewhat sparse and patchy.
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