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<br />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 />The two-track road associated with the old topsoil stockpile located adjacent to the lower Munger <br />Canyon access road, just to the east of the road crossing of Munger Creek, has developed some rilling. A <br />series of water bars should be constructed along the two track road to prevent further rilling. <br />Revegetation <br />Initial stabilization seeding was completed in portions of the waste disposal area disturbance in <br />November, immediately following completion of construction, but the seeding was not completed due to <br />significant snowfall in late November/early December. Snow cover persisted for much of December and <br />January due to cold temperatures and periodic snowfall. Remaining stabilization seeding and straw <br />mulching in the waste disposal area vicinity was completed as weather and ground conditions allowed in <br />February and March. Some very recent grass emergence was observed•on.south facing slopes of the <br />topsoil stockpile during this inspection. :. <br />Wildlife ... . :, .. <br />There was a:high density of:elktracks and droppings along lowecsections of the Munger Canyon road, in <br />the vicinity of the waste disposa4area. ..... , <br />Offsite Support Facilities <br />As previously noted, cleanup of coal fines along the Loma Loadout access road had been initiated; <br />.l~ .. -.. <br />additional work~is•warranted and has been scheduled. ~ :- - - ~~ °^'~ =• - <br />Sediment.controls.for the.disturbed•area at the loadout were.functional.<The disturbedcarea.wasseeded <br />and mulched for a second time in November 2004. The original seeding had failed during the recent <br />period of abnormally dry growing seasons. Winter and early spring moisture has been somewhat above <br />normal this year, and some very recent emergence of grasses was noted during the inspection. It could <br />. not be determined whether..the seedlings were annuals, or the seeded perennial wheatgrass._:There was <br />no emergence of the seeded shrub species evident. ~ --:~ <•.. -s; .: ::: :~ ..: .:~;.•.,~,:, ,: <br />.. , c'r - <br />7 <br />