The Contractor shall not deface injure or destroy trees or sorubs nor remove or cut then without
written authority from the Owner. No ropes, cables, or guys shdl be fastened to or attached to any
existing nearby trees for anchorages unless specifically authorized by the Engineer. Excavating
machinery and cranes sndl be of suitable type and be operated with care to prevent injury to
trees which ave not to be removed, paticulaly ovethenging branches ard limbs. The
Contractor shall, in any event, beregoonsiblefor any damage resulting from such use.
Branches, limbs, and roots shal not be cut exceot by permission of the Engineer. All cutting
shal be smoothly and neatly done without splitting or crushing. When there is unavoidable injury
to branches, limbs and trunks of trees, the injured portions shall be neatly trimmed and covered
with &1 application of grafting wax or treehealing paint as directed
Where in the opinion of the Engineer, trees may possibly be defaned, bruised, injured, or otherwise
damaged by the Contractor's equipment or by his blasting or other operations, the Engineer may
direct the Contractor to adequately protect such trees by placing boerds, planks poles or
fencing around them. Any trees or landscape feature scarred or damaged by the Contractor's
equipment or operations shall be restored as nearly as possible to its original condition a the
expense of the Contractor. The Engineer will decide what method of restoration shall be used,
and whether danaged trees shall be treated and healed or removed and disposed.
Cultivated hedges, shrubs, and plants which could be injured by the Contractor's operations
snall be protected by suitable means or shall be dug up, baled and temporarily
reolanted and mantaned. After construction operations have been substantially completed,
they shal be replanted in their origina positions and cared for until growth is re-established. If
cultivated hedges sorubs and plats ee injured to such a degree as to affect thar growth or
diminish their beauty or usefulness, they shall be replaced by items of akind and quality at least
equa to that existing a the sat of thewak.
10. Cleeringand Gubbing
A. TheContractor shall deer and grub only on the Owner's land or the Owner's essaments, and only the
B.
C.
arearequired for construction operations, as aoproved by the Engineer.
Removal of mature trees (4 inches or greater DBH) will not be alowed on temporary
easements.
The Contractor shall not remove trees in the Owner's temporary easements without
permission of the Engineer.
11. Dischargeof Dewatering Operaiions
A.
Any water that is pumped and discharged from the trench and/or excavation as pat of the
Contractor's water handling shall be filtered by an aoproved method prior to its discharge
into arecaving water or drainage system.
Under no circumstances shall the Contractor discharge water to the areas designated as
wetlands. When constructing in a wetlands area the Contractor shal discharge water from
dewatering operations directly to the neerest drainage system, stream, or waterway after filtering
by an approved method.
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