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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 complete inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology. In addition, Mitch Rollings of the Office of Surface Mining conducted a federal oversight inspection of the state complete inspection. Basil Bear represented the operator, Bowie Resources Limited, during a portion of the inspection. Train Loadout A fully loaded unit train was at the train loadout, waiting to be pulled out. A few coal haul trucks unloaded during the inspection. There were no signs of fugitive dust at the loadout. The entrance roads were in good condition. The sediment pond at the loadout was dry. The bin wall appeared to be stable. The primary discharge gate was closed. Both of the primary and emergency spillways were functional. The upland diversion ditch had sufficient capacity. Culverts, ditches and berms at the loadout were functional, although the bushes azound [he inlet and outlet to culvert number 6 need to be cleared out. Map 8-3, Coal Storage and Loadout Area, needs to be revised to add several hydrologic items. First, the private culvert that receives water from mine culvert.number 6 needs to be added to the map. Currently, culvert number 6 and the private culvert are shown as one culvert. Second, the Highway 133 culvert and the ditch located just east of the truck exit need to be added to the map. Third, the drop culvert and the drain pipe at the grizzly need to be added to the map. Finally, the SAE designation for the loadout bench outslope needs to be narrowed on the map to just include the bench outslope. Currently, the SAE designation is too wide on the map and includes part of the loadout bench, in addition to the bench outslope. The topsoil stockpile had an appropriate sign. Mine ID signs were up and contained the correct information. Permit boundary markers were present. The operator was washing down the conveyor belt line during the inspection. Some water was leaking from the conveyor belt structure, flowing along the facilities road, and, then, was running into the two concrete sedimentation basins located underneath the conveyor belt. The sedimentation basins were intended to contain the washdown water but were overflowing. A small amount of water was flowing into the western portion of the sediment pond, soaking into the ground. The operator needs to fix the leak so washdown water does not run along the road. Also, [he operator