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EXAMINE IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITIES. ANY ADDITIONS NOT IDENTIFIED IN THE BASELINE DOCUMENT/PREVIOUS MONITORING REPORTS ARE TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED AND LOCATIONS INDICATED ON FIELD COPY OF THE ARIEL. DESCRIBE ANY CHANGES IN LAND OWNERSHIP AND LAND USE; NEW/CHANGED PRACTICES RELATED TO EASEMENT PROVISIONS; CHANGES IN CULTIVATION PRACTICES. DESCRIBE & PHOTOGRAPH ACTIVITIES THAT IMPACT WATER QUALITY. INDICATE STATUS OF EROSION PROBLEMS, IF ANY. COMMUNICATION WITH EASEMENT LANDOWNERS AND VISIT ALL EASEMENTS AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR. COMMUNICATE TERMS OF EASEMENT WITH SUCCESSOR LANDOWNERS. VIOLATIONS: BASED ON SEVERITY, VIOLATIONS ARE CONSIDERED TECHNICAL, MINOR, MODERATE, AND MAJOR. COMMUNICATION WITH LANDOWNER TO DISCUSS VIOLATION AND TO COME TO A RESOLUTION. EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO AVOID LITIGATION. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9 EASEMENTS ARE NOT RECORDED AS ASSETS ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THEY TYPICALLY HAVE NO DISCERNABLE COST BASIS TO THE CONSERVANCY, NOR DO THEY LEND THEMSELVES TO USEFUL LIFE OR DEPRECIABLE LIFE COMPUTATIONS. IN CERTAIN INSTANCES, THE CONSERVANCY RECEIVES GRANT FUNDS TO PROCURE AN EASEMENT. THE CONSERVANCY THEN MAKES A GRANT PAYMENT TO THE LAND OWNER TO PROCURE THE HOLDING OF THE EASEMENT. IN THESE SITUATIONS, THE CONSERVANCY RECORDS THE GRANT FUNDS RECEIVED AS REVENUE AND THE RESULTING GRANT FUNDS ARE PAID OUT AS EXPENSE. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 THE INTENDED USE OF THE GRANTS RECEIVED FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE FOR LAND/TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES. 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