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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. Hydrologic Balance Sediment Ponds 005, 006, 016 and 016A were checked. Remaining sediment ponds (009, 017, and 015, could not be accessed due to muddy conditions}. Water level in Pond 005 was approximately 5 feet below top of riser, no discharge. Ponds 006, 016, and 016A were all discharging clear water over the top of the risers. The W24 Series well reclamation project, below the toe of the 016A embankment was completed in August, and the well area has been graded, topsoiled, and seeded. The French drain associated with the failed wells appeared to be flowing at approximately the same rate as prior to reclamation, as anticipated. There does not appear to have been any settling in the backfilled area. Operator indicated that Stock Pond T-27, at the lower end of the reclaimed spoils in the 017 watershed has not yet been constructed. Construction of this final stock pond will likely not be completed until the 2008 field season. This location could not be accessed due to the fact that "K" road had been reclaimed, and travel over the muddy surface of the reclaimetl route or the alternative steep two-track route was not possible. Backfill and Gradin It was evident that considerable rill and gully repair work had been completed in lower "A" Pit reclamation areas recently, although the work was not closely inspected due to muddy conditions. Additional work is still necessary to regrade/stabilize gullies on hillslopes immediately to the north of the oil well access road, and in upper "A" Pit watersheds to the north and east of the aspen test plots area. Operator indicated that all permanent channel construction and maintenance work in the South Mine area had been completed, including riprap installation/repairs, and turf reinforcement mat installation. We observed the junction of permanent channels PM-2 and PM-3, which had been re-configured in response to DRMS concern that the prior configuration would be unstable. The revised confluence appears to be a more stable configuration. Most of the reclaimed charnels in the South Mine area could not be accessed due to ground conditions, and snow cover prevented detailed observation even in locations that could be accessed. Operator reported that the lower end of Channel PM-4C in the vicinity of the road ditch junction, down to Culvert PM-10, had recently been regraded, to improve the grade and eliminate the ponding noted on the most recent aerial inspection. This location could not be accessed due to ground conditions. SUDDOrt Facilities The substation/repeater station location on the hill in the "C" Pit area, and associated access road from the Ridgeline Road, had recently been regraded, topsoiled, and seeded. The remnant topsoil stockpile in this location was used up by the project, and the topsoil stockpile footprint area was graded and seeded. Snow cover prevented detailed observations. The explosives powderhouse area near the shop had also recently been graded, topsoiled and seeded TOpSOiI Large scale topsoiling operations have been completed for the season. Topsoiling was completed on all remaining graded spoil areas in the South Mine area. Topsoil stockpile foot print areas (where topsoil was used up in the reclamation project) have been graded and seeded. Snow cover and muddy conditions prevented detailed observations. Topsoiling yet to be done includes the "J" road berm areas previously discussed, as well 4