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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. No items of concern were generated during this inspection. The following items of interest are carried forth from the inspection of November 26, 2001. These items were not checked during this inspection. 1) The inspection reports of 11 September 2001 and 16 October 2001 were not found on tile. 2) The current Colorado Division of Public Health and Environment discharge permit was not found on file. 3) The 3'd Quarter NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports were not found on file. 4) A number of operator-generated documents relating to closed actions could be removed from the Public Review file in the Garfield County Court House. 5) Siltation in Culvert 6. There was a little less than a foot of snow cover at the mine site. HYDROLOGIC BALANCE There was drainage from both mine portals, discharging into the Long Pond. The Long Pond was clear of ice. The inlet areas of Ponds T-1 and T-2 were clear of ice, as was the outlet of Pond T-l . A small amount of water in Pond P-9 was trozen over. All Developed Water Resources impoundments were operating properly. The permitted change to route Pond T-2 discharges to P-9 has not been accomplished. There was no discharge from Pond T-2 to P-9. Discharge from Pond T-2 (to North Thompson Creek) was measured at 5 gallons per 13 seconds (0.38 gal/sec or 0.05 cubic feet per second). There was no evidence of any other permit-related surface water. No erosional features were seen. RECLAMATION SUCCESS Horses were being pastured on the conveyor corridor across the upper terrace, and adjacent fields. The dirt road had been used to place a horse trailer near the eastern fence. C-81-025, Page _3_ of _4_ Pages, (date) _7 December 2001 , (initials) _BGW