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III. Comments/Compliance <br />This was a complete inspection conducted by Jim Burnell of CDMG, accompanied by Henry <br />Austin of OSM, on the afternoon of Monday, June 7, 2004. This site was quiet and <br />deserted. The weather was hot and sunny. <br />At the East Mine, vegetation in the area below the road was going brown already. Various <br />areas of the area below the slope are dominated by different species. A species of sage <br />dominates one area, wheatgrass another, mountain brome another. There is yellow sweet <br />clover throughout along with a great deal of annual pennycress. A large patch of whitetop <br />near the large boulder is going to seed. <br />There was no evidence of erosion at the bottom of the slope. A berm remains along much <br />of the length of the slope between the reclaimed area and the river. That berm remains in <br />tact and has not been breeched, so there is no evidence of any sediment reaching the river <br />from the site. <br />The reclaimed area above the road shows some patches of cheatgrass and some bare <br />spots. <br />The slump onto the road was seeping slightly and the ditch was wet. There are some wet <br />areas above the road where water has collected and these areas contain excellent green <br />perennial vegetation. <br />At the middle mine there is a good stand of perennial grass, with a lot of crested wheatgrass. <br />Also notable are the rose bushes there. Below the road the vegetation is also good, but as <br />nearly everywhere along the road, shows a great deal of bindweed, flowering at the time of <br />the visit. The middle mine was stable with no erosion, both above and below the road. <br />The west mine showed some cheatgrass for the first time, along with bindweed. The pond <br />embankments were stable and the pond was dry. Overall, the vegetation is good on the <br />west mine site. There was no evidence of off-site impact along the river. <br />