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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE Deserado C-81-018 <br />15 Jan 04 <br />page 1 /2 <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations <br />made during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during <br />the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a partial inspection of the Deserado Mine conducted by Jim Stark of CDMG. <br />Scott Wanstedt of BME accompanied me on the inspection. The mine was actively <br />producing coal and hauling refuse at the time of the inspection. The weather was <br />cold and clear and the ground was covered with several inches of snow. <br />Signs and Markers: All of the necessary signs (including the mine ID signs, permit <br />boundary signs, refuse pile ID signs, subsoil stockpile signs and topsoil stockpile signs) <br />were properly displayed and in good condition. <br />Roads: The access road to the mine site is a paved road. The road was well <br />maintained and in good condition. <br />-The haul road to the refuse piles (RP-1, RP-2/3/4 and RP-Sa) was well maintained <br />and in good condition. The road appeared stable and there were no signs of <br />erosional problems. <br />-The access road to the return shafts was covered with snow but appeared to be <br />stable at the time of the inspection. <br />Hydrologic Balance: -Pond RP-2/3 was covered with snow but dry at the time of the <br />inspection. Both of the cells at the pond inlet were also dry. The pond embankment <br />was well vegetated and appeared to be stable. There were no erosional problems <br />noted on the pond embankment. <br />- Pond RP-4 was dry at the time of the inspection. The pond embankment was well <br />vegetated and appeared to be stable. There were no erosional problems noted on <br />the pond embankment. <br />- Pond RP-5a was dry at the time of the inspection. The pond embankment was well <br />vegefated and appeared to be stable. There were no erosional problems noted on <br />the pond embankment. <br />- Pond DP-1 contained water at a level just below the discharge pipe. The pond was <br />discharging from the weep hole just below the primary spillway culvert. The top of <br />the pond was frozen. The pond embankment was well vegetated and appeared to <br />be stable. There were no erosional problems on the pond embankment. The <br />emergency spillway was well maintained and stable. <br />-The roadside ditches along the mine access road and the haul road to the refuse <br />pile appeared to be stable and well maintained. <br />Processing Waste: -Refuse Pile RP-2/3/4 was not being actively worked at the time of <br />the inspection. The pile was covered with snow at the time of the inspection; <br />however, no problems were noted with respect to the pile. <br />- Refuse Pile RP-1 was covered with snow but appeared to remain stable at the time <br />of the inspection. <br />