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III. COIyA~2iTS - COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of <br />observations made during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement <br />actions taken during the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the <br />enforcement action. <br />This was a complete inspection conducted by Tom Kaldenbach of DMG. Karl Koehler <br />represented the operator. <br />A complete inspection is an on-site review of a permittee's compliance with all <br />permit conditions and requirements (Section 5.02.2(2)). <br />The ground surface at lower elevations was covered with a few inches of melting <br />snow; higher elevations had a foot or two of snow pack that is beginning to <br />melt. Precipitation had not occurred for at least 29 hours. <br />Draglines were in operation in D, F, and A pits. D pit appears to be one cut <br />away from reaching the temporarily abandoned E pit. The dragline in A pit over <br />the past year has quickly advanced eastward through several narrow cuts in Oak <br />and West Flume drainages. <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS <br />The records checklist is attached. All required records were available in <br />Trapper's office. <br />SIGNS AND MARKERS <br />Mine i.d. and blasting warning signs were properly displayed at public entrances <br />to the permit area. Permit boundary markers and topsoil markers were displayed <br />at the numerous locations inspected. <br />ROADS <br />The surfaces of haul roads, access roads, and light duty roads were in good <br />condition. <br />Haul road cut-slopes showed minimal erosion. Ditches next to roads appeared to <br />have design capacity. <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE <br />Ditches and L~lverts - <br />No maintenance problems were found with culverts. <br />Poad inspection - Ponds are summarized in Table 1. Snow cover prevented <br />inspection of several ponds. <br />Pond discharges aad conditions - Ponds were found discharging in only the <br />actively mined drainages: No Name, Johnson, and East Pyeatt. Ponds were frozen <br />over but were beginning to thaw. Pond inslopes and embankments appeared stable <br />and were not gullied. Where visible, each pond appears to have at least 60~ of <br />its capacity available for sediment storage, consistent with the permit <br />application. Flumes and spillways were in good condition. <br />Slightly muddy water was discharging from the lowest pond in East Pyeatt (Pond <br />#3, NPDES outfall 011). The source of the slightly muddy discharge appeared to <br /> <br />