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Final Mitigation Plan for Long Hollow Reservoir <br />La Plata River Mitigation Site (Permit No. 200375243) <br />Evidence of the formation of hydric soil indicators in the created wetlands (as listed and <br />described in the May 2010 Western Supplement to the Delineation Manual <br />(Supplement)). <br />Evidence of wetland hydrology, per the Supplement. <br />2.9 Monitoring <br />Monitoring will be completed to document the success of the site towards achieving the <br />performance standards. The site will be observed at least twice during the growing season by a <br />qualified scientist after Project construction to identify potential problems and document <br />conditions. Progress at the site will be documented with photographs. Deficiencies will be <br />documented in writing, photographed and brought to the attention of the Applicant for <br />remediation. <br />An annual monitoring report will be prepared in accordance with the "Monitoring Report Outline" <br />in Appendix C of the Corps' Mitigation and Monitoring Proposal Guidelines for 5 years following <br />construction, or until the performance standards have been met. Fieldwork will be completed by <br />October 31 of each year. <br />Monitoring at the site will entail the following (see Figure 5 for locations of plots, transects, and <br />photo points for the monitoring): <br />• At least seven 1-square meter vegetation plots will be established throughout the site <br />after construction (approximately one plot per one-half acre). The percent cover of each <br />species will be estimated visually at each plot. <br />At least eight 100-foot transects will be established at the site after construction. The <br />point-intercept method will be used to determine the percent species present. With this <br />method, the species (or bare ground, litter, or water) present at one-foot intervals along a <br />transect is recorded. <br />The following will be calculated using the plot and transect data: percent cover wetland <br />species, percent bare ground, percent open water, and percent cover of upland weeds. <br />• Soil test pits will be dug to observe the formation of hydric soil indicators. <br />August 2010 Bikis Water Consultants, LLC Page 10