Attachment E Equipment Cleaning.docx

ATTACHMENT E - EQUIPMENT CLEANING

1) All equipment will be cleansed prior to entering Forest Service land. This includes vehicle wheels, undercarriages, bumpers, chainsaws, hand pruners, or any equipment other personnel transport vehicles. All washing must take place where rinse water is collected and disposed of in either a sanitary sewer, a landfill, or other facility authorized to accept such rinse water.

2) Upon request of Forest Service, arrangements will be made for the Forest Service to inspect each piece of equipment prior to its being placed in service.

3) If equipment is operated in areas that the Forest Service has identified as containing invasive weed species, all equipment, and tools used at that site must also be washed AFTER work has been completed.

4) The Contractor should certify in writing compliance with the terms of this provision prior to each start-up of operations.

5) If any new infestations of invasive species are identified by the Contractor or Forest Service staff on the project site or access routes it shall be promptly reported to the other party.

6) The Contractor will notify the Forest Service at least 2 working days prior to bringing each piece of equipment onto National Forest Lands or moving equipment to new site within the project area unless otherwise agreed. Notification will include vehicle washing information. The Contractor shall certify in writing compliance with the terms of this provision prior to start-up of operations.

7) Washing of tools, equipment and vehicles will be done in a manner that will effectively remove seeds and propagules and would not further enhance the spread of invasive plants through improper disposal of rinse water preferably off National Forest Land