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Order#13273, Corps Reference#NWS-2013-1077 Smith Island Terminal, LLC May 4, 2016 Page 7 of 18 Monitoring and Maintenance B19. The Applicant shall water and maintain all mitigation site plantings to meet the Mitigation Plan's performance standards. Where an irrigation system is installed, it shall be removed by the end of Year 3 unless permission is received in writing from Ecology to allow the system to remain for a longer period. B20. The Applicant shall monitor the mitigation site for a minimum of 10 years. The Applicant shall use the monitoring methods described on page(s) 21-24 of the Mitigation Plan. B21. The Applicant shall submit to Ecology(see A2)monitoring reports documenting mitigation site conditions for years 1,2, 3, 5, 7, and 10. The monitoring reports must: a) Be submitted by December 31 of each monitoring year. Include one hard copy and one electronic file. b) Include the information listed in Attachment C (Information Required for Monitoring Reports). B22. The Applicant shall implement the Mitigation Plan's contingency measures if the Mitigation Plan's goals, objectives, or performance standards are not being met. B23. Prior to implementing contingency measures not specified in the Mitigation Plan,the Applicant shall consult with and obtain written approval from Ecology for the changes. B24. When necessary to meet the performance standards,the Applicant shall replace dead or dying plants with the same species, or an appropriate native plant alternative, during the first available planting season and note species,numbers, and approximate locations of all replacement plants in the subsequent monitoring report. B25. For monitoring years five(5) and ten(10)the Applicant shall use the currently approved federal wetland delineation manual and appropriate regional supplement to delineate all compensatory wetlands and include delineation information(e.g. data sheets,maps,etc.) in the monitoring reports. B26. If the Applicant has not met all conditions and performance standards for the mitigation site at the end of the monitoring period, Ecology may require additional monitoring, additional mitigation, or both. B27. Until the Applicant has received written notice from Ecology that the Mitigation Plan has been fully implemented,the Applicant's obligation under Condition B 1 to mitigate for wetland impacts is not met.