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PERMIT #: M-2000-103 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: RCO <br />INSPECTION DATE: December 15, 2010 <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This was a routine inspection performed by the Division as part of its monitoring of Construction Materials <br />110c; permits, as well as to verify that the final reclamation of the site is continuing to be carried out in a <br />timely fashion. The site has been in final reclamation for a couple of years. The site was not active and the <br />operator was not present at the time of the inspection. The cable at the base of the access road was locked <br />and access to the site was gained on foot. <br />Backfilling and Grading: <br />The earthwork at the site appears to be nearly completed: the stockpiles of topsoil products have been <br />removed, the staging area pad is graded level (except for a few small piles of boulders), and the excavation <br />slope has been brought to the proper reclamation gradient. There has been no reclamation grading of the <br />outslope below the pad and none may be needed there: it appears to be stable since it is rockier than the <br />other sloped areas. <br />Complete Inspection: <br />The staging area pad still contains a significant amount of woody and vegetative debris: an estimated 100 <br />cubic yards of branches, limbs, brush, etc., litter the pad. These are materials that were approved for <br />importing to the site when it was active: they were ground up and used in the making and mixing of "topsoil." <br />However, they are not an approved material in the reclamation plan, nor a feature that is approved to remain <br />onsite. They will all have to be removed as part of completing the reclamation, and disposed of properly. <br />There is still a capped wellhead (or septic) at the north end of the pad. Also noted in that general location <br />were several small debris items such as tires and pipes, and what appears to be the installed framing for <br />pouring a 10' x 12' concrete pad or floor. The debris items will have to be removed as part of completing the <br />reclamation. <br />Financial Warranty: <br />The bond is a corporate surety in the amount of $7500. It is still considered to be sufficient to complete the <br />limited amount of reclamation still required. <br />Roads: <br />The access road leading from the county road up to the staging area pad is within the permitted area, but is <br />approved to remain. It does not appear to be deteriorating, though the annual weeds are thriving there. <br />Reclamation Success: <br />Final reclamation is underway, with mainly just the earthwork nearly completed. The site still contains debris <br />to be removed, and revegetation will have to be performed in accordance with the approved plan. The <br />operator is reminded that the Rules allow a five-year period to complete the necessary reclamation. Since <br />establishing revegetation may require several years, and no apparent revegetation activity was undertaken <br />during 2010, the operator must take appropriate action in 2011 in order to complete this process on time, or <br />revise the permit if needed. <br />Revegetation: <br />As noted in the Division's 2008 inspection report, there was a patch of Canada thistle on the site, which is a <br />Page 2 of 3