Road Use and Maintenance Sample Clauses

Road Use and Maintenance. Ranch roads are regularly used to access irrigation facilities, and move cattle and equipment. Roads may be secondary, which are infrequently used or only utilized by cattle and ATVs, or primary, which are roads used more regularly by trucks and heavy equipment. This activity includes both the use and the regular maintenance of all ranch roads on an Enrolled Property, which could include grading, rocking, laying base, and culvert replacement. The following avoidance and minimization measures may be applicable to the activities described above (specific AMMs for each Enrolled Property will be listed, as appropriate, in individual Site Plan Agreements):

Road Use and Maintenance. Ranch roads are regularly used to access irrigation facilities, move cattle and equipment. Roads may be secondary, which are infrequently used or only utilized by cattle and ATVs, or primary, which are roads used more regularly by trucks and heavy equipment. This category is for both the use and the regular maintenance of all ranch roads, which could include grading, rocking, laying base, and culvert replacement. E.1 Ensure fish passage at road crossings of streams that are accessible to the Covered Species including at bridges, wet crossings and culverts. Any instream crossing structure will be designed and implemented in accordance with the fish passage evaluation methods specified in the 2010 4th edition of the Department’s California Salmonid Stream Habitat Restoration Manual. The most current edition of the manual is available at: xxxx://xxx.xxx.xx.xxx/fish/Resources/HabitatManual.asp. E.2 Minimize erosion and sedimentation from roads and road work. Rock road crossings and approaches to stream channels to minimize sedimentation. Utilize mulch or other suitable materials, as necessary, to minimize sediment runoff and transport to surface waters. Apply mulch so that not less than 90% of the disturbed areas are covered. Apply all mulches, except hydro-mulch, in a layer not less than two (2) inches deep. Where appropriate, all mulches shall be kneaded or tracked-in with track marks parallel to the contour, and tracked as necessary to prevent excessive movement. All exposed soils and fills, including the downstream face of the road prism adjacent to the outlet of culverts, will be reseeded with non-invasive species at a rate which will ensure establishment. E.3 Planned Instream work shall occur only when Covered Species are least likely to be present or affected by the project, typically from June 15 through November 1. E.4 Avoid using native surface roads for heavy traffic during wet or thaw periods, and roads not designed and constructed for these conditions. Evaluate the future needs for a road and close roads that will not be needed. Inspect roads annually to determine the need for structural maintenance. Conduct maintenance practices, when conditions warrant, including cleaning and replacement of deteriorated structures and erosion controls, grading or upgrading road surfaces with aggregate. Properly maintain permanent stream crossings and associated fills and approaches to reduce the likelihood (a) that stream overflow will divert onto roads, and (b)...