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RECLAMATION PLAN EXHIBIT E (cont) <br />The NRCS has recommended placing and crimping in 2000 pounds <br />of weed free straw on the seeded area. McAtee Construction <br />Company will follow this recommendation. <br />WEED CONTROL <br />The revegetated areas will be monitored closely each spring <br />for the first two years to determine if weeds are invading the <br />area. Weed control will be initiated if the problem becomes <br />serious or has not resolved itself by the end of the second year. <br />In no way should this be take to mean that we will try to eradi- <br />cate the weeds from the property. Some weeds are beneficial to <br />the upland game species in the area. They provide important <br />protection from the elements during winter. Total eradication of <br />weeds from the site is not necessary desirable, so we will be <br />using controls on the noxious weeds and letting the rest grow in <br />select areas. <br />Noxious weed control will be actively pursued at the mine <br />especially in areas that have been disturbed by mining. This <br />includes stripped area, the Plant Site, and along roadways. <br />Controls will include mowing and use of chemical agents including <br />Roundup ®, Curtail ®, etal. The feasibility of chemical weed <br />control methods will be studied should it be necessary in close <br />proximity to water due to the possible risk of contamination <br />occurring. Noxious weed control will be very important on this <br />site, we will follow Extension Service recommendations to control <br />them. A detailed noxious weed control plan is presented in the <br />Appendix section of this packet. <br />IRRIGATION <br />No irrigation is planned for revegetated area in the pit, it <br />tends to make the vegetation dependent on water and does not <br />promote a vegetation cover that is diverse and capable of self <br />regeneration. <br />RECLAMATION PERFORMANCE STANDARDS <br />The operator intends to mine the property in compliance with <br />the Reclamation Performance Standards of Rule 6. Grading will be <br />performed to create a final topography that is compatible with <br />the intended final land use. The slopes around the mined area <br />will be graded 3:1 or less and have a pitward attitude to retain <br />stormwater on the mine. The remainder of the area will retain <br />its present drainage pattern. <br />17 <br />