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~- <br />III. Comments - Compliance <br /> <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of <br />observations made during the inspection. Comments also describe any <br />enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or evinence <br />supporting the enforcement action. <br />Gc.~eral :1_inc l;omyliancc <br />Colowyo rs acting wrLirin their current carne plan but will submit a <br />revision to the Urvision on ch~ngus e>.pected as a result the new dragline <br />coming on lrnc. <br />f~ildlife <br />Ueer and etk si~htcu; priniarrl•y rn undisturbed mou,rtain shrub habrLat. <br />Goldc,r eagles, red-tailed ilawtis and rabbits also observed by inspectors. <br />Operato.~ reports s~erng up to seen golde,r eagles feeding t.ogeLher. <br />Controlled hunting is allowed un portions of Colowyo property. <br />keve;etaLion <br />the operator was seedinK portion ut Sectioa 11 reclamation d..rrin6 our <br />insr>ecLion. kcreger.a[ion appears to be going well wiih the exception of <br />meetin; cur.•ent woouy plant stem density standards. Jim f;iyer reports <br />ihst the mine is e~peri„renting with several small projects to increase <br />woody stem density, including the use of shrub-f•oru strip plantinbs and <br />tiro the fencing of transplanted mature shrub clumps. <br />~'AC;ess5~oii rills <br />the lower portion of Strectrr 'rill was walkeo, flrc rosi of Streeter rr.L. <br />was visually inspected from above. :~o problems were noted. <br />Cd yloyer of Colowyo gave the rnsr>ec~ors a iho,•ough briefing a.,d fielu <br />tour of currant construction oi' the Section 16 Fill. Excavation of the <br />fill was nearing completion uuring our vrsir. All clay material rs briny <br />remoccd from tae toe of the fill, which is being excavated down ~o <br />bedroc{. according to the Upe.a~or'•'. P.o significant grounawater has be~•n <br />encountered at tae fill site; only a single snail wet spot having been <br />encountered tc date. \o seepage has occurred according Lo operator anu <br />none was observed b} the inspectors. <br />?laterinl for the drain mill be gra.ity sorted from a sandsionc 1:nom Lc <br />the east and then selectively placeu by the operatur for its entire <br />length. <br />A change iras tal.en pierce rn the :iil design duriaK its coustrucLiur,. rhr• <br />primary change is that the lucation of the drain i'ras been r,rovca to the <br />southwest from its oriyiua, pracuraent due to changes in suusurfaco <br />geology and sediment depths Ivis a vis those predicted during planning; <br />encountered durin; construction. See frgure next page. <br />rile too of Lhe drain will be aver 'L-1 feet wide witl, the term~hui 30 foot <br />left uncovarod to insure d.ar~raGe. `. roc•~. C.lte, uam r::ll be usad ~o <br />