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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. the comments include discussion of observations <br />made during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during <br />the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a complete inspection of the Marr Mine conducted by Jim Stark of CDMG. <br />This was also an inspection for a Phase I Bond Release of the Marr Pit. Sandy Brown of <br />the Division, George Patterson and Jim Mossman of KCC, Randy Pair of OSM and Jay <br />James of Montgomery Watson Harza accompanied me. The weather was warm <br />and sunny and the ground was dry. <br />Availability of Records: All of the records were available at the Montgomery Watson <br />Harza offices in Steamboat Springs. See the Records Check List at the end of this <br />report for more details. <br />Signs and Markers: All of the necessary signs were posted at the mine site and <br />loadout (Mine ID signs, topsoil stockpile signs, permit boundary signs, etc.). <br />Roads: -The access road to the loadout was well maintained and in good condition. <br />- The permanent light use road (former haul road) that remains on the site is also well <br />maintained and in good condition. <br />Hvdroloaic Balance: - Pond A did not contain any water. The pond was well <br />vegetated and in good condition. The six dead cattle in and around the pond were <br />being removed by George Patterson and Jim Mossman. <br />- Ponds B and C were also dry. They were well vegetated and in good condition. <br />- Pond D contained water but was not discharging. The pond was well vegetated <br />and in good condition. <br />- Pond E contained water but was not discharging. The pond was well vegetated <br />and in good condition. <br />- Pond F was dry. It was well vegetated and in good condition. <br />- Pond G was dry. It was well vegetated and in good condition. <br />- All four of the permanent drainages (PD1 and PD2 in the 720 Pit, PD3 in Pit 1 and <br />PD4, also in Pit 1) were well vegetated and in good condition. None of the <br />drainages showed any signs of erosion. <br />-The drainage control at the Marr Pit consists of a series of ditches, culverts and <br />ponds, as well as the reestablished natural drainage channels. The ditches ran along <br />the remaining, permanent access road. The ditches were all clear, well vegetated <br />and appeared to be functioning properly. These ditches, along with the natural <br />drainage channels, divert all runoff into either pond D or pond E. Ponds D and E <br />were constructed at the onset of mining and are properly constructed and sized to <br />contain/treat the runoff from a 10-year/24-hour event, There are two spots where the <br />runoff flows through culverts (under the permanent access road). The first culverts <br />are about 100 yards below the entrance gates. There are two-24" culverts. The <br />runoff from these culverts goes to pond E. These......... <br />