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May 8, 2018 C-1981-015/Fruita No 1 & 2 JHB <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 4 <br /> <br /> Page 2 of 4 <br /> <br /> <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable <br />N - Air Resource Protection <br />NA - Availability of Records <br />N - Backfill & Grading <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />NA - Explosives <br />R - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />NA - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />NA - Processing Waste <br /> <br />Y - Roads <br />R - Reclamation Success <br />R - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />NA - Support Facilities On-site <br />NA - Signs and Markers <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br />N - Topsoil <br /> <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />This was a partial inspection conduced by Janet Binns of CDRMS. The purpose of this inspection was to collect <br />vegetation cover and herbaceous production data on the reclaimed areas of the Fruita No. 1 and 2 Mines. The <br />Minehas had its permit revoked and remaining bond was used to complete reclamation tasks by the Division.The <br />final reclamation tasks were completed in 2009. This sampling effort represents the 9th year since the last <br />seeding. Clayton Wein, Brock Bowles and Zach Trujillo assisted in the sampling effort. <br /> <br />The weather was dry and sunny during the sampling. However, the region had received approximately 1 inch of <br />precipitation the preceding week. <br />FISH and WILDLIFE – Rule 4.18: <br /> Although no deer were observed on the site, ample deer scat was noted on the reclaimed haul road. <br />Songbirds, collared lizards, and small Plateau lizards were observed during the sampling. <br /> <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 <br />Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, 4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7, 4.05.10; <br />Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13; <br />Drainage – Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br /> The mine site was dry, and no water was held in the pond. Recent sediment in the remaining pond has <br />reduced the vegetative cover in the pond. All culverts have been removed from the site. <br /> <br />RECLAMATION SUCCESS - Rule 4.15, Rule 3: <br /> The reclaimed vegetation is similar to the surrounding undisturbed area. The reclaimed haul road and <br />portal bench are constructed in the Book cliffs with a South facing exposure. The area is in a desert environment. <br />Although there are some gullies on the reclaimed roadway, due to the rough surface, the gullies do not extend very <br />far, and appear to be self-healing. Sedimentation off the site is not apparent. <br />