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C- III. Comments/Compliance This was a complete inspection conducted by Jim Burnell of CDMG on Friday, May 23, 2003. The site was quiet and deserted. The weather was warm and sunny. Hubbard Creek was running very high and muddy, with muddy water coming down from upstream of the mine site. Local sources said that the weekend should be the peak runoff for the area. All the signage was erected and in place. The road and gate to the site was in good repair and the gate was locked. The road to the site was in decent condition, rutted after the muddy season with some large rocks down on the road. In the area of the Blue Ribbon Mine itself, the road is in excellent condition. The old coal stockpile area showed no signs of erosion or instability. Vegetation was very green and looked almost lush. The milkvetch has come on well and was just beginning to flower, providing good cover. There is a recent stand of grasses also. Pond 4 contains willows and other vegetation, and the pond was dry. The discharge structures were clear and the embankments stable. Pond 3 also contains trees and willows. The discharge structures were clear and there was no sign of instability on the embankments. The pond was dry. Pond 5 contained a small amount of muddy standing water, and the discharge structures were in good repair. The area around the entrance showed excellent revegetation -the best in 5 years The path (road) to Pond 5 was stable with no erosion The vegetation looked excellent on the lower bench and slope. A seep has formed up the slope to the upper vench and there is some minor rill development below it. That good growing conditions this spring has helped the areas on the south slopes to grow a very good stand of grasses and fortis. The seep area at the north end of the lower bench was muddy with sparse vegetation The upper bench also showed good vegetation this spring, with the roses the highlight. None of the underdrains were discharging. The ditch at the base of the slope was also dry. There was some young tamarisk in the ditch just above Pond 5. Must be eliminated! Excellent regrowth in the area between the ditch and the creek. The willows continue to encroach on that area.