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Gregoria Garcia Jennifer Jolley November 18, 2002 Page 4 The report discusses several special status plant and animal species and indicates that suitable habitat exists within•the project boundaries; there is no indication that species specific surveys conducted during the appropriate time of the year were ever completed as recommended in the biological report Documentation must be included in the reclamation plan showing proof that a biological survey for sensitive species has been completed for the Granite Rose Excavation. Surveys for each species must be conducted at the appropriate time of the year when identification is most likely. If sensitive species are identified on site, mitigation measures must be proposed and approved by the lead agency and the California Department of Fish and Game prior to lead agency approval of the project. Resoiling and Revegetation (Refer to SURRA Section 2773(a),CCR Sections 3bo3(a)(1), (f), (g),3704(c), 3705(a). (b), (c), (d), (e), (fl. (g). (h), (i). G), (k), (1), (m),3707(b), (d), 3711(a). (b), (c), (d),(e)) 9. Although the reclamation plan describes topsoil salvage and storage the plan does not describe phasing of topsoil removal to coincide with the project phasing. CCR 3711(a) requires that topsoil and vegetation removal must not precede mining by more than one year. The plan must specify that topsoil will not be removed prior to one year of each mining phase. 10.Protection of topsoil stockpiles from erosion or mining disturbance is not described in the reclamation plan (CCR 3711(d)). The reclamation plan must contain a statement that each topsoil stockpile shall be identified with placards, protected from disturbance until use and planted with an erosion control seed mix or otherwise protected from erosion. 11.No mention of site decompaction in the reclamation is made as required by CCR 3705(c). We recommend that ripping follow topsoil replacement. 12.The plan does not describe weed management for the project. CCR 3705(k) requires that each reclamation plan contain a weed control program and describe its implementation within the plan. Noxious weeds identified in the project area should be described and measures for their control indicated for the life of the project.