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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. This was a complete inspection of the Carbon Junction Mine conducted by Tom Kaldenbach and Wally Erickson of CDMG. No one represented the operator during the field portion of the inspection. Matt Gavin of Goff Engineering and Surveying was present during the records check at the Goff office. The gravel operation was inactive on the site. Mazcia Talvitite of Four Corners Materials went along on the inspection. Snow cover had melted from most of the permit area, but the ground was wet and muddy. The Division is reviewing a bond release application SL-2 for Phase I, II, and III release of the coal reclamation bond for the South Pit area and other azeas that aze part of the Ewing Mesa gravel pit permit. The approved post-mining land use of the SL-2 azea is industrial (gravel pit). Availability of Records All required records were available (see attached list). Siens and Markers The mine i.d. sign is properly displayed at the entrance. Roads The North pit haul road is surfaced with cobbles. The road is rough, but passable. Water bars that cross the road discourage public access. The road extending up the north side of the South Pit reclamation is gullied. This road is part of the SL-2 bond release area, but is part of the Ewing pit gravel permit and will be the reclamation responsibility of the gravel permittee. The gravel that washed down from the North Pit access road to the fill area at the south end ofthe road has been regraded. Also, sediment has been cleaned out of the double-culvert next to the main haul road. Hvdroloeic Balance Pond 1(large pond) -The pond was not dischazging. The water level was approximately 1 foot below the orifice in the drop inlet. The water was a few feet deep throughout the pond, which is a historically high water level for this pond. Most of the year this pond is usually dry. The flume, embankment, and inslopes were in good shape. Pond 2 (small pond) - A discharge of less than 25 gpm of clear water was passing through the flume. The flume, embankment, and inslopes were in good shape. Backfill and Gradine No further backfilling has been done in the North pit since 2003.