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PERMIT #: M-1991-123 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: PSH <br />INSPECTION DATE: December 10, 2015 <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />The Idaho Creek Resource site was inspected by Peter Hays with the Division of Reclamation, Mining and <br />Safety (Division/DRMS) as part of the Division's monitoring inspection program. Mr. William Kobobel was <br />notified of the inspection, but was not present during the inspection. The site was previously inspected by the <br />Division on July 31, 2012. <br />The Division currently holds a financial warranty of $15,610, which is adequate to complete the reclamation of <br />the site based on the observations from this inspection. The current reclamation bond does not account for <br />the long term exposed groundwater responsibility at the site, since the final augmentation plan has been filed <br />with the Division of Water Resources. Mr. Kobobel filed an application with the water court under case no. <br />05CW320 for an augmentation plan to replace the depletions resulting from evaporation off the lake. A <br />proposed decree was filed with the court on May 30, 2012, however the final augmentation plan has not been <br />approved by the water court. The Division will not approve a full release request for the site until the final <br />augmentation plan is approved by the water court. The lake was being drained by two pumps in the northeast <br />corner of the site during the inspection. <br />The site appeared unchanged since the previous inspection. The boat dock in the southwest corner of the lake <br />and the concrete rubble along the east and north shorelines remain on site as noted in the last inspection <br />report. The Operator has not submitted an inert fill affidavit for the concrete rubble to date. The Division will <br />require the Operator to either remove the concrete from the shoreline or submit an affidavit certifying the <br />material is clean and inert as define by Rule 1.1(20) and required by Rule 3.1.5(9)(c) prior to any future full <br />release request considerations by the Division. <br />The vegetation around shoreline and surrounding areas was well established with only small areas of sparse <br />vegetation noted during the inspection. Evidence of grazing was observed throughout the site. A small area <br />along the southern shoreline has been regraded. The purpose of the regrading is unknown. Overall, the site <br />was stable and no erosion features were observed during the inspection. Noxious weeds, Common Mullein <br />and Scotch Thistle, were observed along the east shoreline during the inspection. The noxious weed should be <br />monitored and treated by the Operator. <br />Inspection Contact Address <br />Mr. Bill Kobobel <br />Idaho Creek Resource <br />7909 WCR 5 <br />Longmont, CO 80504 <br />Enclosure — Inspection Map <br />Cc: Wally Erickson, DRMS <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />