FBO_6_82_Quality_Control_Plan_for_Fence.pdf

Zone 4 May 2010

Quality Control Plan for Fence Construction Nest #6674421000ZM6

1. Scope The work consists of constructing a boundary fence around marked United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) easement.

2. Protection of existing vegetation Trees and other vegetation designated to remain undisturbed shall be protected from damage throughout the duration of the contract period. Any damages resulting from the contractor’s operations or neglect shall be repaired by the contractor.

Any erosion resulting from vehicular parking, and excessive foot and vehicular traffic during the contract period will be repaired to the pre-existing condition at the expense of the contractor.

Vegetation damaged by any of these or similar actions shall be replaced with viable vegetation of the same species, similar condition, and like size unless otherwise approved by the contracting officer.

Any limbs or branches 0.5 inches or larger in diameter that are broken, severed, or otherwise seriously damaged during the contract period shall be cut off at the base of the damaged limb or branch flush with adjacent limb or tree trunk. Roots exposed during the contract period shall be covered with moist earth or backfilled as soon as possible to prevent the roots from drying out.

3. Marking The limits of the area(s) where land clearing will take place will be marked by stakes, flags, tree markings, or other suitable materials.

4. Clearing All trees not marked for preservation and all snags, logs, brush, stumps, shrubs, rubbish and similar materials shall be cleared from within the limits of the designated areas. Unless otherwise specified, all stumps, roots and root clusters that have a diameter of 1 inch or larger shall be removed to ground level. Cleared area will be 20 feet minimum total width.

5. Removal and Disposal This item shall consist of clearing the planned materials on site necessary to complete the work as needed for the installation of a proposed conservation practice or materials designated on plan map or staked in the field.

The cleared material can be burned, chipped or removed from the site. The contractor is responsible for complying with all federal, state and local rules and regulations and the payment of any and all fees that may result from disposal at locations away from the project site.

A. BURNING

a. Comply with any local burn ban in effect.

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b. On-site burning only– Trees, brush, grass, leaves, branch trimmings, or other plant growth may be burned on the property on which the material grew. Additional requirements and restrictions may apply depending on the attainment status of the county where the burning takes place. A counties status of attainment or nonattainment will be determined by contacting the regional TCEQ office for the area.

1. Nonattainment counties and some attainment counties

i. Burning of waste plant growth is allowed only if the material was generated as a result of right-of-way maintenance, land clearing, or maintenance along water canals. Burning in these areas is allowed only when no practical alternative exists. Burning carried out under this exception must conform to all the general requirements for outdoor burning Title 30, Texas Administrative Code, Section 111.

2. Attainment counties

i. Burning of waste plant growth is allowed regardless of the activity that generated the material. Practical alternatives need not be considered. Burning carried out under this exception must conform to some of the general requirements for outdoor burning;

specifically the burning must conform to the requirements in Title 30, Texas Administrative Code, Section 111.219(3, 4, 6, 7). Such burning is also subject to local ordinances which prohibit burning in the corporate limits of a city or town. Some attainment counties are treated as nonattainment counties for the purposes of this exception.

c. Any materials other than wood or plant growth shall be removed before burning.

d. Heavy oils, asphaltic materials, items containing natural or synthetic rubber or any materials other than wood or plant growth shall not be burned.

a. Material removed from the site shall be transported to an approved landfill in an environmentally acceptable manner.

b. Any material removed from the site for disposal to an approved landfill will require documentation from the disposal facility.

For the duration of the contract, regular inspections of the constructed fence will be performed and documented. Repairs will be performed, including tree and limb removal. This also includes the prevention of vegetative growth or woody vegetation in the fence.

Remove and properly discard all broken/unused fencing materials and hardware. All materials must be disposed of properly before work is complete.

6. Certification NRCS will inspect the cleared area and constructed fence to ensure it meets our standards and specifications.

C. MULCHING

a. Mulching of materials to a particle size of no larger than 2 inches and a depth of no greater than 6 inches at locations pre-designated by inspector.

B. REMOVAL/HAULING