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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 Colorado DMG. Basil Bear represented the operator during the records check. No one represented the operator during the field portion of the inspection. The only portion of the mine that is currently active is the loadout. Mining has temporarily ceased. Business operations for Bowie Resources are being shifted to the Bowie No.2 Mine facilities. Basil Bear's office is now at the Bowie No. 2 Mine. Mine ID Sims Mine identification signs were present at the appropriate locations and contained the correct information. Topsoil stockpile signs were also up. Roads All of the roads were passable and in good shape. The county is doing repaving at the entrances to the loadout along Highway 133. Sedimentation Ponds There was no water in ponds 1, 2 and 4. Pond 3 had a little water in it. The gated valves for ponds 1, 2 and 3 were open. The pond 4 gated valve was closed. The pond at the loadout was dry as was the West Mine pond and the ROM pile pond. The water level in the West Ridge waste pile pond was about 3 feet below discharge. The bottom of the highway coal stockpile pond was wet. All of the ponds had functional spillways and stable embanlanents. The pipe system that carries pumped water from the highway coal stockpile pond to the coal loadout pond was functional.