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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made <br />during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection <br />and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This partial inspection of the Carbon Junction Coal Mine was conducted by DRMS staff from the <br />Durango Office, 701 Camino del Rio, Room 125, Durango, CO 81301, phone (970) 247-5469. No <br />mining or reclamation activities were observed; no individuals were contacted during the inspection. <br />One woman on horse back was observed riding through the permit area during the inspection. <br />The entrance gate was closed but not locked. Mine identification sign and permit boundary markers <br />were posted. <br />Sediment Pond 1, located at the southwest corner of the permit area, was dry. The pond <br />embankments appeared well vegetated and stable, no evidence of seeping, slumping or erosion was <br />observed. Minor erosion was evident at the inlets to the pond. Primary and secondary spillways <br />appeared clear and functional. <br />Sediment Pond 2, located along the west side of the permit area, was dry. The pond embankment <br />appeared well vegetated and stable, no evidence of seeping, slumping or erosion was observed. <br />Evidence of erosion and sedimentation was observed at the inlet to the pond. Erosion of the steep <br />gradient ditch, which directs affected area drainage to Pond 2, is controlled by rock check dams. <br />Culverts appeared clear with the exception of the double 18-inch culverts located immediately north of <br />Topsoil Stockpile 7. This set of double culverts conveys affected area drainage from areas recently <br />graded and seeded for the coal and adjacent gravel mining permit area. Due to the recent seeding <br />and establishing vegetative cover for all affected lands, reduced sediment loads are anticipated. <br />However, sediment clean out of the referenced set of culverts is recommended to ensure continued <br />function in accordance with their design. <br />