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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during <br />the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the <br />facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a partial inspection of the Edna Mine conducted by Tom Kaldenbach ofthe Colorado Division of <br />Minerals and Geology. No one else was present. The site was dry and fully accessible. This is the first <br />time the site has been accessible this year. <br />Hydrologic Balance <br />Several hundred gpm of water was flowing into the southern inlet of the Moffat pond and the pond was <br />dischazging that amount into Trout Creek. The pond's embankments were in good shape. <br />Support Facilities <br />No problems were found in the Oak Creek facilities azea. <br />Slides and Damage <br />Goat Trait road -Rocks have fallen on the upper part of the Goat Trail road making the road <br />impassable by vehicle at three locations. A rock and mud slide blocks the same part of the road at one <br />location. The slide appeazs to be composed of only shallow surficial material, and does not appeaz to <br />be adeeper-rooted rotational slump feature. The slide is approximately 20 feet wide and extends about <br />150 ft. up the slope above the road. The slide does not appear to present a hazard to the hillslope <br />below the toe of the slide. I notified the operator's representative by phone of the need to clear the <br />road. He said that when he visits the site the following week the road will be cleared and he will <br />evaluate the stability of the slide area. <br />Moffat area -Reclaimed slopes in the Moffat area appeared stable and have well-developed vegetative <br />cover. A gully has formed along the southern mazgin of the reclaimed Moffat area. It is not certain if <br />it is in the pre-law area, or in the reclaimed area. The gully is in the drainage that extends east-west <br />along the boundary of the reclaimed Moffat area and the pre-law area to the south. The gully starts on <br />the west side of North Road, about 1 /4 mile south of the northern section line of Section 7. The gully <br />is a few hundred feet long, and ranges in depth from a few inches to about 18 inches. The operator's <br />representative said he would have any necessary repair work started the following week when he visits <br />the site. <br />3 <br />