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COMMENTS•COMPLIANC <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discusswn of observat+ons matle <br />during the mspecUOn Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection <br />and the facts or ev+dence supporting the enforcement action <br />This was a partial inspection conducted by Kent Gorham of the Colorado Division of <br />Reclamation, Mming, and Safety (Division). This processing and loadout site has been <br />inactive since June 2001 after the closure of the Lorencito Mine (JfC-96-084) Recent <br />activities include the construction of a mine water settling basin and final reclamation of the <br />Development Waste Pile. <br />Hydrologic Balance <br />The operator recently <br />submitted a minor <br />revision to incorporate <br />the as•built certrfication <br />for Mine Water <br />Dewatering Pond 001 <br />The purpose of this <br />inspection was to <br />review the as-built <br />cert7fication and <br />associated survey. <br />The certification ~ ~ ' -`'~ <br />consists of a statement ~~ ~ ~~ ~, .~°r ,, 1,, • ,~• ',~, ~' ~~~ <br />that references the ~--.- ~+~! "' ` -~ .,. V <br />design shown m Figur ~`~" '~"~ ~ ~~ ~' <br />y r. ~ <br />5 of the New Elk pern ~;,; :.' Y ~ ;~ ~~ • ~ ' .. ~ •,~ <br />r ~~ .. <br />as approved. The ' ~ '. '~ <br />statement also ~ • ., .c_ !,:• ' -_._s..%:.- `~~'= ~- ~ -- <br />references the require ~ - <br />completed by a professional sand ,~,cveyor i ne written certihc~uon do~;uments tlic <br />relocation of the emergency spillway some 200 feet to the east of where it was approved <br />The relocation does not affect or change performance The certification statement from the <br />professional engineer is included along with a signature and the engineer's stamp. An error <br />is noted on the certification regarding the date of the design plan (2/15/02] that likely should <br />be 2/15!07 The operator should correct this error with a letter that can be included with the <br />certification <br />To soil <br />A portion of the large topsoil pile at the mine entrance ~• ~^... <br />was used for final reclamation of the development waste a :,~ ;, ~.->~p ~ '~ <br />pile, The operator should re-grade the east end of this - ; <br />pile if the pile will not be used in the near future for other _,,,.~:_~ :•._ __; .,. <br />reclamation activities. };,~,,,,-'`~~.':~ ~ • r r-'yMi~'~ <br />