• Brush will be removed from existing road prisms to allow effective road maintenarice. Im- 

 proved road mair\tenance will reduce sediment delivery. 



• The contractor will be responsible for the immediate cleanup of any spills (fuel, oil, dirt, etc.) 

 that will affect water quality. i .. ^ 



• Fuel-leaking equipment will not be permitted to operate in stream-crossing construction sites. 



> Included in the project proposal are the following pertinent recommendations of the Flathead 

 ' ' Basin Forest Practices. Water Quality and Fisheries Cooperative Program Final Report . 



The following numbers correspond to the numbering of recommendation items contained 

 within the aforementioned document, included in pages 154 through 162 of the final report: 



1) BMPs are incorporated into the project design and operations of the proposed project. 



2) Riparian indicators will be considered in the harvest unit layout. 



3) Management standards of the Streamside Management Zone Law (75-5-301 MCA) are 

 used in conjunction with the recommendations of the study. 



4) The BMP audit process will continue. This sale will likely be reviewed in an internal 

 audit and may be picked at random as a Statewide audit site. 



7) SMZs will be evaluated as a part of the audit process. 



12) Watershed-level planning and analysis are complete. Logging plans of USPS, as re- 

 ported to the Cumulative Watershed Effects Cooperative, are used. 



.,. 15) DNRC will use the best methods available for logging and road building for this'pro- 

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17) DNRC requested inventory information from DFWP. DNRC^^s mitigation plan for roads 

 fits all recommendations for "impaired streams". Using "worst-case-scenario" criteria 



in-jiit'ciuf provides for conservative operations in this proposal. 



18) Provisions in the Timber Sale Agreement address BMPs that are rigidly enforced. 



29-34) DNRC has cooperated with DFWP for continuing fisheries work. DNRC will continue 

 to monitor fisheries in the future as funding allows. 



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The following items are incorporated into this proposal: 



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• Contractors will be required to haul or store garbage in a safe place so bears will not be attracted 

 to the area. 



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