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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made <br />during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection <br />and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />PD3 is in good condition and stable. The culvert beneath the County Road that returns flow from <br />PD3 back to the south side of the road above Pond F is nearly half full of sediment. There is also <br />a significant amount of silt build up below the outfall of this culvert. Please clean the discharge <br />end of this culvert and the outfall below the culvert to ensure that the culvert and ditch function <br />properly. <br />The upper portion of PD4 is stable. Several rock check dams have been installed in PD4 below <br />the culvert that crosses the Light Use Road. There is significant erosion in PD4 below the <br />culvert crossing that should be repaired. A gully up to 4 feet deep has formed below the last rock <br />check dam. Additional rock has been stockpiled on the west side of the road by the culvert <br />crossing. Please repair the erosion that has occurred in the PD4 drainage. The DMG <br />recommends utilizing the additional rock for armoring the PD4 ditch. <br />Three other areas of the site were noted where rill formation has occurred. One location is to the <br />northwest of Pond D below the permanent road where a couple of rills have formed on the slope <br />above and to the northwest of the pond. Another location is west of Pond D across the <br />permanent road where rills and gullies have been repaired and reseeded in the past. A third <br />location is uphill and north of Pond A. The rills do not appeaz to be a significant erosion <br />problem at this time, however, if the rills deepen or impact successful revegetation then the rills <br />should be regraded or otherwise stabilized. <br />Reve elation <br />Over all the site appeazs to be stable and in good condition. Vegetation is healthy and well <br />established. Blue Flax is abundant in many areas particularly in the western portions of the site. <br />Some Canada thistle was noted in several locations including north of Pond A, along the former <br />two-track road leading to Ponds A and B, on the south side of Pond B, and in portions of ditches <br />PD2 and PD4. Please continue to control the growth of weeds throughout the mine site. <br />Loadout <br />The entrance gate to the Loadout was closed and locked. There was no activity at the site and the <br />site was secure. The site is fairly well vegetated but appeared very dry. The Loadout pond was <br />retaining water but not discharging. <br />