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PERMIT #: M-1981-3 02 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: MAC <br />INSPECTION DATE: April 26, 2011 <br />perimeter levee. <br />Upon completion of the above listed items, the Operator may file a written notice of completion of <br />reclamation and request for release of reclamation responsibility in accordance with Construction Materials <br />Rule 4.17.1(1)-(4). <br />Revegetation: <br />The Division noted during prior inspections that grasses were well established throughout the site. The grasses <br />continue to thrive and are clearly capable of self-regeneration without continued dependence on irrigation, <br />soil amendments or fertilizers. The Operator manages annual and noxious weed species through an Integrated <br />Pest Management (IPM) program. IPM techniques used by the Operator include grazing with cattle and goats, <br />chemical applications, and mechanical removal. Russian-olive, Cutleaf teasal, and Diffuse knapweed were <br />observed during the inspection. <br />The Division inspected the former settling ponds which are located in the southernmost portion of the site, <br />immediately south of the perimeter levee. The settling ponds have been reclaimed as wetlands. The individual <br />wetland cells, which comprised the former settling ponds, did not have an observable amount of water at time <br />of the inspection. However, it was evident aquatic vegetation is present during periods when the area is <br />inundated with flood waters or when groundwater rises as a result of seasonal fluctuations. The wetland area <br />covers approximately 25 acres and serves as valuable wildlife habitat for the surrounding area. <br />This concluded the inspection. <br />Page 3 of 5