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IV. ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS The following identifies enforcement actions taken during this inspection, the required abatement and date of abatement for the violation, previous violations still requiring abatement and the termination of violations cited Burin revious fns ections. ood condition Coyote Dry. Small pool on sump none Far East Buaard Small pool of water well below s iliwa none West horse dry none No Name #5 002 Discharging >0.02 on staff gauge. Dischar a was clear None Ditches and drainages throughout the mine site remain in good condition. No significant gullying was noted. Explosives: The old explosives area has been graded, pole barn and fencing removed. TMI plans to topsoil and seed this area this construction season. To soil: The operator was salvaging topsoil at the southeast extent of Pit F. Soil is moist but not wet so salvage is appropriate. TMI is approved to salvage topsoil south of the ridgeline. Steepness of this oak brush covered slope make topsoil salvage dangerous to the equipment operators. TMI has adequate topsoil salvaged in other areas. The inability to salvage topsoil in this limited south facing slope area should not affect the ability to replace the required topsoil depth. Topsoil piles through out mine site had Topsoil markers, were well vegetated and no sign of weeds yet this yeaz. Accessibility to topsoil piles neaz ponds proposed as permanent in TR-94 was assessed. Many of these piles aze adjacent to roadways and potentially could be utilized in other reclaim areas in the future. Fish and wildlife:. Pronghorn antelope were plentiful throughout the mine site. Elk and an occasional mule deer were noted along the northern and southern permit azeas. Raptors noted mostly on the western side of the mine. An immature Golden eagle, and an immature Bald eagle were noted neaz the Far East Buzzard pond. A pair of Swainsons hawks were observed near the West Buzzard drainage. And a pair of Feruginous hawks were nesting on a power pole at the southwest extent of reclamation adjacent to the Eagle Mine Complex permit boundary. Reclamation success: SL06 remains under review by DMG. Incorporation of a description of the shrub study plots is needed from the operator. Areas included in the "year nine" sampling vegetation monitoring report submitted to the Division by TMI in 2005 were inspected. Many of the plants were still dormant due to the eazliness of the growing season. Most of the azeas included in the monitoring area appeaz in fair condition. Some areas appear to have a fair amount of annuals though observation throughout the growing season may show otherwise. The Cropland reference area still appears patchy. Some areas appeaz to have good stands of alfalfa and grasses, while other parts of this reference area appeaz dominated by annuals. TMI discussed future permitting plans. Reconfiguration of G strike pit is expected. TMI provided a copy of MR 199 at the close of the inspection on 4/21/2005. No enforcement actions were taken as a result of this inspection. Page _4_ of _5_ Pages, (date) 04/21105 , (initials) jhb