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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE Below ore comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the inspection. Comments in Section IV describe any enforcement actions taken during the (nspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. Development Waste NA Quarterly Inspections N,~ Compaction Testing v Final Certification _y_Coal Processing Waste Banks _y_Haul Road Certifications NAACCess Road Certifications (1) Responses to the Midterm Review of February 6, 2001 were found on file, but the Midterm Review document Itself was not. (2) The latest inspection report found on file was issued on 21 November 2002. The Inspection report issued on 19 December 2002 was not found on Flle. (3) The last CDMR found on file was for the 3'u Quarter of 2002. SIGNS AND MARKERS The damaged (vandalized) permittee identification sign ai the entrance of the roaU to the Stony Ridge Air Shaff needs to be replaced. The signpost and signs at the western permit boundary on the North Thompson Creek road (Pitkin County Road 1) were missing. They may be down and buried under snow, fie signs on the Middle Thompson Creek Road were not checked due to hazardous road conditions. Other signage was in good repair. Arens of disturbance markers (green steel pickets with white tops) were .n plc7ce HYDROLOGIC BALANCE There was no surface runoff trorr r - ~.. ~ _i,,„~ < , site was covered with approximately one foot of snc~r: ,~ There was mine water discharge ham both Portal 1 an : z Portal 3. The mine water collection system, the Long P i ~.~ ~ f - (see Photograph 259), and Treatment Ponds T-1 and T-2 - were in good repair and operating properly. Flow at the _ "tom Colorado Discharge Pollution System ouifall (from Pond 1 :~) was estimated at 11 gallon/4 seconds (15 gallons per 1 ~~.-~ ' minute). flow ftom the Mine 3 portal was estimated ar i ~ -' - cup/second (4 gal/minute). The pump was not in pta:-t- c,• r!!(( "`, ; r ~ ~- } ..t ' Y Pond T-2 and water was not being pumped t: ; i! ~ s•~- ;„ '~ ~~'~- - tank at the time of the inspection. .~ ` _ ' ~~ A seep was noted on the south side of Nortr,1 r~;n,; ~;~ Creek (strong sulfur smell) just east of me Portal I arc , - ~ ;~ Photograph 261 is of this seep (note white deposit or ~ ~ _ ~ south bank of North Thompson Creek). This seep is .. siratigraficolly below the cool seams mined at the N, i - Thompson Creek Mines. SUPPORT FACILITIES The permanent dovelopmont resource ~~~'~~ -"`~• ~"""~""~`~ access road across the reclaimed Portal 1 toc~iities area. the mine drain access tunnel (culvert), the bridge across North Thompson Creek to Portal 1 (see Photograph 260), the mine drainage transmission pipe (hanging from the bridge) (see C-81-025, Page °! of ~, Pages, (sate) J. ~ 9~_r1 (initials) ~.,/