CLARK COUNTY <br /> STORM AND SURFACE WATER UTILITY <br /> MAINTENANCE STANDARDS & PRACTICES <br /> M1. Vegetation Control May 1 - October 15 <br /> Mowing Approximately four times to a height of 2 to 4 inches, one <br /> mowing to be done between June 1 - July 1. <br /> Noxious Weeds Tansy ragwort, poison oak, purple loose strife, Canadian <br /> thistle, blackberries, and any other weed under control of <br /> the Noxious Weed Board shall be controlled by hand <br /> removal or spraying. <br /> Spraying Access roads to facilities and fence lines to be sprayed <br /> with an application of Roundup or per each facility work <br /> plan. <br /> Fertilizing Grass areas are to be fertilized once a year as needed or <br /> per the facility work plan. <br /> M2. Plants /Shrubs/Trees February 1 September 1 <br /> Pruning Once a year, or as needed, if trees or shrubs are blocking <br /> stream flow or equipment access. <br /> Weeding Four times a year for new planting in the first and second <br /> year; three times in the third and fourth years; then two <br /> times thereafter, per each facility work plan. <br /> Fertilizing Once a year for the first four years of new planting, then <br /> as needed, per each facility or area work plan. <br /> Watering Average of once a month between May 1 - October 1, or <br /> as needed for new plantings in the first through the fourth <br /> year of growth; thereafter, per each facility work plan. <br /> Clark County Storm & Surface Water Utility Apri11996 <br /> Maintenance & Operations Cost Page 6 <br />