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• ; ~ • <br />III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the <br />inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or <br />evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This partial inspection of the Hamilton Coal Mine was conducted by DMG staff from <br />the Durango Office, 701 Camino Del Rio, Room 125, Durango, CO 81301, phone (970) <br />247-5469. No activities were observed, no mine personnel encountered during the <br />time of this inspection. Operator has commenced final reclamation. <br />Mine roads were covered in shaded areas, with a couple inches of snow. Roads <br />located in sunny areas were slightly muddy, but solid and stable. Road side drainage <br />ditches and culverts were clear and functional. <br />Sediment pond A, located at the far north end of the permit area was dry. Primary and <br />secondary spillways were clear. Pond embankment and pond inslopes appeared stable. <br />Sediment pond B, located at the NE corner of the permit area, was muddy at the end <br />near the outlet, no surface water present. Primary and secondary spillways appeared <br />clear and stable. The valve on the primary spillway was in the open position. Massive <br />pond embankment was well vegetated and stable. <br />Revegetation efforts appear to be successfully establishing permanent, desirable <br />vegetative stands across the majority of the site. Shrub densities appear to be good in <br />most areas. However, there are several large patches near the northwest end of the <br />Mining Area No. 1 where kochia and Russian thistle appear dominant. Interseeding of <br />these patches is recommended to accelerate establishment of desirable vegetative <br />cover in these areas. <br />