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INSPECTION REPORT <br />The road downdrain on the Browning/Colt haul road going into the first <br />pond on No Name Drainage needed maintenance, it was downcutting. That <br />was taken care of prior to the end of the inspection. In addition, a <br />culvert through an access road for pond cleaning in that area did not <br />have a protected splash basin, minor erosion was noted and repaired <br />prior to the closeout. <br />A parting shot was being loaded on the south side of the Dierenger pit. <br />There was no discharge from affected area at the Elk Gulch NPDES point <br />010, <br />3 <br />Field pH, EC, temperature, as well as flow depths on the flume gauges <br />. and grab samples were taken by state officials for the following points <br />' on the 27th. Test results and gauge readings noted in the field are as <br />~//~~ follows: <br />f (1.) No Name Gulch No. 5 <br />~-j 2.3 inches on gauging station, <br />33.8 degrees F <br />8.1 pH <br />2,750 EC <br />(2.) Johnson #10 <br />.12 inch flow on gauging station <br />35 degrees F <br />7.82 pH <br />2560 EC (comment was made that the seep along one of the sides of the <br />flume at this discharge point should be rerouted) <br />The .perimeter of the Enfield pit was walked enroute to the Ute drainage <br />discharge point. There is no mining activity in this area at this time <br />because it is temporarily closed until operations move through the area. <br />The pit has been left open for a number of years with permitted <br />clearance to do so. This was checked during the review of mine records. <br />The Ute pond was snowpacked, there was discharge. The operator has to <br />check these structures on a weekly basis to monitor effluent. <br />The series of sediment control structures in Johnson Draw were checked. <br />Pond #6 which is located at the head of the draw, was frozen. <br />Fluctuating water levels in the pond as well as~relatively limited <br />winter time exposure to sunlight has caused water in the primary <br />spillway to freeze also. The gradual build-up of ice and short thaw <br />cycles has resulted in the closure of the inlet as well as the outlet. <br />The water\ice levels in the pond has not reached the emergency spillway <br />so there was no short circuiting through the structure so there was no <br />violation. Mr. Agnew said that he would draw down the level of standing <br />water in the pond to insure that there was no discharge through the <br />