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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 DMG. Basil Bear represented the operator during the records check. No one represented the operator during the field inspection. There was no activity at any of the mine locations. There was a light but steady rain during most of the inspection. West Mine The snow cover was gone at the West Mine. The revegetation was not greening up yet. There were no signs of erosional gullying, although there were some areas that had Tilling. There were no signs of geo-technical slope instability on the reclaimed slopes. The upper sediment pond at the West Mine was dry. The water level in the lower sediment pond was about 1.5 feet below discharge. Both pond embankments were stable, as were the ponds' inslopes. The gated valves on both ponds were closed. However, since the upper pond dischazge flows into the lower pond, the gated primary valve on the upper pond should be open. The east collection ditch above and to the west of the upper pend was faaetioeal. A eouple of t#te panels efsik €ence inJhat same area wiH need maintenance soon. The two road culverts closest to the reclaimed entrance to the West Mine will need cleaning soon, due to rock falls at the inlets to the culverts. For now, the culverts aze functional but the rock falls will probably increase. The mine ID sign was up. At the West Mine fan site, there were no signs of erosional problems. The topsoil stockpile was greening up. The silt fence was functional, although a couple of panels will need maintenance soon. The entrance road was in good condition. The operator's name on the mine ID sign needs to be re-applied. The settling over the filled-in vent shaft has either slowed considerably or has East Mine The entrance gate was locked and the mine ID sign was up. The paved haul road was in good condition, as were the other roads at the site. The operator had recently graded some of the roads and maintained some of the ditches at the East Mine. The grader was still on site so more maintenance work will be performed. There were no indications of slope instability with any of the cut and fill slopes, including the highwall at the portal bench. There was no water in any of the East Mine ponds, including Ponds Nos. I, 2, 3 and 4 and the West Ridge waste pile pond. Pond bin walls and earthen embankments were stable and discharge spillway structures were functional. Culverts and ditches around the site were in good condition, although the road ditch segment just east of the surge bin on the warehouse level will need cleaning soon. The straw bales surrounding the drop structure on the crusher/screener bench will need replacing soon. There were no new additions to the West Ridge waste pile. Collection and diversion ditches at the waste pile and the upper diversion ditch at the reclaimed old waste pile were functional. Vegetation was greening up at both sites. There were no signs of slope instability at either of the waste piles.