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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. A partial inspection of the Canadian Strip mine was conducted by Christine Johnston of the Division. The weather during the inspection was clear, cool and breezy. There were patches of wind blown snow on the site. AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS The following records for the mine were reviewed at the county courthouse in Walden: DMG Permit Expires December 1, 1996 Insurance Certificate Period of coverage 6/17/94-7/1/95 Bond Document Letter of Credit for $235,132.00 Phase I Bond Release On file - submitted 12/18/87 Application Phase I Bond Release On file - dated 12/22/88 Findings Phase II Bond Release Applicatio n on file Application Phase II Bond Release On file - final Division approval Findings dated 9/29/92 2nd Qtr. 1994 DMR On file - no discharge reported for 001, 002, or 003 Previously, a violation (NOV C-94-026) was written for failure to retain copies of all required records. The operator transmitted all the above to the courthouse with a cover letter dated October 6, 1994. The Phase II Bond Release application was not found among the mine records. The operator should forward this to the county courthouse as soon as possible to abate the violation in a timely manner. HYDROLOGIC BALANCE Pond #2 had a small amount of water. The rock blind constructed in the emergency spillway had been removed. The work required by NOV C-94-024, with the exception of removing the plastic sheeting and overgrown vegetation from inside the primary spillway and at the outlet end, respectively, has not been done. It appears that the embankment has been surveyed and staked. There are settling cracks in the inslope of the Pond ~2 embankment. The cracks are in the north facing embankment at the opposite end of the emergency spillway. I am not sure if these cracks are related to instability of the embankment or are settling cracks. This area should be watched during future inspections.