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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 partial inspection, conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DMG. No one represented the operator during the field inspection. There had been a recent precipitation event. The site was wet. East Mine The entrance gate was locked. The mine ID sign was up on the gate and contained the correct information. Mine ID signs with the new operator information are being installed along the highway where the permit boundary crosses the public road. The paved haul road, graveled access road and light use roads were all in good condition. Road ditches and culverts were functional. There have not been any changes to the West Ridge waste pile. The diversion ditch and collection ditches had sufficient capacity, The waste pile was well vegetated with no signs of slope instability or erosional gullying. The waste pile terraces were well drained. There was a little standing water in the West Ridge waste pile sediment pond, well below discharge. The pond spillways were operational and the pond embankment was stable. The old waste pile was well vegetated and stable. None of the east mine bench cut slopes and fill outslopes showed any signs of instability. Surface disturbance markers were up around the site. West Mine The backfilled and graded former West Mine facilities bench area was well vegetated and showed no signs of erosional gullying or slope instability. Silt fence and surface disturbance markers were up. The upper sediment pond was dry, while the lower pond had only a little ice in it. Both pond embankments appeared to be stable. Unit Train Loadout All three gated entrances to the loadout were open. Mine ID signs contained the correct information. Paved entrance roads were in good condition. There was a Union Pacific work railcar at the loadout but no other railcars were on site. The collection ditches and culverts at the loadout were functional. The clean water and irrigation water diversion systems were operational as well. There was no water in the sediment pond. The pond spillways were functional. Run-Of Mine (ROM) Stockpile The graveled haul road at the temporarily reclaimed ROM pile was in very good condition. The mine (D sign was up and surface disturbance markers defined the disturbed area. The collection ditches were well vegetated and culverts were clear. There was no ponded wafer on top of the pile. c:/word/bowi e l /insp 1105