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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE Below are comments on the inspectlon. The comments Include discussion of observations made during the Inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement action• taken during the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. This was a partid inspecdon of the Edna Mine. The wead~er was cod, windy and cloudy. There has been little precipitation at the mine site so far this fall. Brian Gontarek met me at the mine to inspect the road ways and other fadkties assodated with SL-07. Pd~M Bond Release application SL-7 was deemed complete on October 25, 1999. This is a Phase I release request for facNities within the permit area that were not included in other Prase 1 bond release requests. These include: the roadway system, 9~M p~ area, explosives rrltpazirlelfaa'lities pond area, power line corridor, bone-yard and utility road, end the penrbnent impoundment areas. The roadway system includes the North Road, Skyline Drive, Lower Moffat Road, the Middle Moffat Haul (toed, and the Weat Ridge Road iirtcludirq roadway and areas assoaatad with the West Ridge Pond and Center Ridge Pond. The roadway within the West Ridge mining disturbance area is excluded. R was inducted in the Phase I bond release for West Ridge. BackHNng and Grading All of rheas fadlides were observed during this inspection. The road width on the lower Moffat Road and the West Ridge Road has been reduced to approximately 20 feet. Slryline Drive was not altered, the road rrraintairred its original two lane configuration. The Noah Haul Road has been reduced in width to appradmetely 40 feet. Atl road shoulders have been graded to Mend in with the surrounding terrain. AN road surtaces are graveled and well maintained. Drainage from the roads is controlled through ditdtes and culverts. Culvert inlets and outlets are in good shape. Riprep was installed in soma outlets recently. No drainage problertis were observed. The Middle Moffat Road hss been totally removed. k was graded tD blend in with the surrounding terrain, topsoilsd and seeded. The 9~Y ~ area has been regraded. and needed. The area blends in with the surrounding terrain. The explosives maga:jrte/facllities pond area is a pre-taw area that has been regraded to blend in witJt aurrourtdirrp terrain. Recently a couple of gullies in this area were regraded. This area tree been partially topnoilsd and seeded. AN of these areas drain inoo the Center Ridge pond. The powerNns corridor and bone~yard have been regraded and blend in with the surrounding terrain. Drainage fran these areas flows into the Moffat Aron paid. The three portrla at the Edna Mine, the Center Ridge, West Ridge and Moffat Area ponds have all been approved for perrr~arterrt retention. Pond slopes have been graded to their final contigtrratlons. The Intpoundrrterrts aro stable.