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July 16,2013 C-1981-008/New Horizon Mine JLE discharging. The primary and emergency spillway was clear and functional. Pond 015 was dry and not discharging. The embankment appeared stable. Pond 013 was holding water and was discharging. Western Fuels is pumping water from an adjacent creek into the pond. The primary spillway was clear and functional. Pond 12 was dry and not discharging. The primary spillway was clear and functional. The embankment appeared stable. REVEGETATION—Rule 4.15;Vegetative Cover; Timing: The irrigated pasture reference area was observed. The area has been harvested for hay this year. According to Mr.Fry,this occurred after vegetation sampling was conducted in the pasture area. The southern half of the field was being irrigated. The northern half does not appear to have been irrigated recently and the area was fairly dry. The irrigated pasture south of 5th Avenue was not being irrigated at the time of the inspection. Mr.Fry indicated the pump on the side role system was broken but had been fixed earlier that day and that irrigation would start again soon in this pasture. The area was harvested for hay this spring after vegetation sampling occurred according to Mr.Fry. The dryland pasture north of 5th Avenue was walked. Cover is fairly sparse with what appears to be rye and wheatgrasses primarily. Deer and elk sign was observed throughout this parcel. According to Mr.Fry this area is heavily utilized by these species during the winter. Russian Thistle was observed throughout the area. White top was observed in several areas of this pasture but it appears to have been treated with a herbicide. Several Tamarisk trees were observed near the drainage in this pasture. The irrigated pasture north of 5th Avenue,west of 2700 Road and South of BB road was observed. This pasture was being irrigated at the time of inspection with side roles. It has been very dry this year in the Nucla area according to Mr.Fry. This pasture was dry in spots. This pasture was harvested for hay this spring after vegetation sampling occurred. A parcel of land within this pasture was leveled and seeded in 2007. This parcel is depicted on the 2007 Reseeding and Rodent Management areas map. This area is dominated by pasture grasses and generally has less alfalfa established than the surrounding pasture in the southern reaches of the parcel. The 2012 seeding map submitted with the 2012 Annual Reclamation Report depicts the areas that have been seeded and the year they were seeded. The 2012 dryland pasture area that was seeded was dominated by Russian thistle and the cover crop. It does not appear the desired vegetation has germinated this year. The 2011 seeding area was walked and the area is dominated by crested wheatgrass and other wheatgrasses. The 2009 dryland pasture area was dominated by salt brush and crested wheatgrass. An irrigated pasture area has been planted this year south of the Pond 012. Flood irrigation lines have been Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 1 Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 0 Page 3 of 6