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<br />III. COMMENTS - COMPLIANCE <br />Below are ccmments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations <br />made during the inspection Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during <br />the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a complete inspection conducted by Tom Kaldenbach of the Colorado Divi s on of <br />Minerals and Geology. No one else was present during the field portion of the inspection <br />on February 12. John Weinman represented the operator during the records check portion of <br />the inspection on February 11. The site was covered with approximately six inches of <br />snow. The entrance gates to the loadout were locked <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS <br />fhe records checklist is attached. <br />SIGNS AND MARKERS <br />The mine i.d. sign displayed at the entrance gate needs updating with the permittee's <br />correct address and phone number. The permittee is in the process of making those changes <br />in connection with Minor Revision 9, currently in review. <br />Permit perimeter signs, stream buffer signs, and topsoil markers were properly displayed. <br />ROADS <br />The Tie-across Haul Road is in good shape. The access road in the office area and Haul <br />Roads 1 and 2 are in good condition. <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE <br />Ditches - The following ditches appeared to have design capacity: the perimeter ditch <br />and collection ditches ~n the truck loop area, ditch 7. and the ditches beneath the <br />conveyor where the sump pump drains. <br />Culverts - Culverts beneath the conveyor (LFC-B. 4, and 5) were in good repair at their <br />inlet and outlet ends: the inside of those culverts could not be inspected due to snow <br />cover. Culverts LFC-1 and LFC-9 are clear and display no scouring at either end. Culvert <br />RRC-15 was buried in snow and could not be inspected. <br />Sediment Control Ponds - Of the two ponds only the truck loop pond (Pond 1) contains <br />water. The water level was approximately four feet beneath the top of the drop inlet. <br />Both ponds' inslopes, outslopes, and embankments appear stable, and are not gul ped. <br />SAES <br />No problems were found in either the substation SAE or the office/parking lot/leach field <br />SAE. <br />Page 3 <br />