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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. Reclamation". Fan and electrical components previously stored at the junction of the reclaimed South Fan access road and the 2 West Portals road had been removed. North Decline Area The North Decline reclaimed area was largely snow-free. Sediment control ditches andbenns were intact and properly maintained. Pond 7 and the two SAE sumps were dry. The reclaimed stream channel contained a shallow frozen pool in the low spot near the sumps. The Ute Water pipeline corridor was revegetated in the fall of 2000 and good establishment of seeded shrubs and grasses was achieved. Topsoil and overburden from excavation associated with drill pad development for drilling of the new mine dewatering hole associated with new Discharge Site 016 have been stored in two separate stockpiles near Pond 7. /( appears !ha! recently a small quantity of mud from the drill site was placed immediately adjacen( to the (opsoil stockpile. The material is currently frozen. This mud should be moved into the overburden stockpile area, awayfrom the topsoil to avoid the potential jot conlaminarion ojlhe topsoil when i! thaws. A small rectangular "bare area" in (he upper southeast portion of [he reclaimed area has been previously noted, and the operator has a(templed remedial measures in the pas! that have jailed. The surface soil in [he bare area is apparently not sui(able as plant grow(h material. It is recommended !ha[ the s:trface soil be removed from the site and baried deeply at an appropriate location in one ojlhe t[pcoming final reclamation backfr!! loco(ions such ar the decline at the North Portal. The soil removed should be replaced with a similar quantity ojsui[able soil from one oj[he approved soil borrow areas, and the area should be reseeded Drilling has been completed at the 016 angled drill site near the North Decline, and operator indicates that the workings were penetrated and the hole successfully completed. The pad location has been partially backfilled, and adequate sediment control berms and silt fencing installed. However, a significant amount of work remains to be done before the discharge will be operational. This includes trenching for installation of the 8 inch dewatering pipe at the required depth to the existing culvert beneath 1-70, followed by final backfilling, grading, topsoiling, revegetation, and final sediment control installation at the drill pad location. CRDA-I and adjacent areas The west end of Terrace drain #4 and bench outslopes immediately above and below the drain have been re-graded close to design grade, in preparation for £nal reclamation cover placement. This terrace re- grading was conducted along a segment extending approximately 220 yards from thewest end. Beyond that, re-grading has not been initiated, and the slope crestjust below the terrace drain remains obviously over-steepened. At a representative location along the graded segment, over-all slope between Terrace Drain #3 and Terrace Drain #4 was estimated at 45%, using an abney level and stake. Slightly steeper, 4 foot segment at the crest of the slope immediately below Terrace Drain #4 was estimated at 52%. Some clean-up grading is necessary at the west end of Terrace Drain #3, to clean ojjcoal pushed down during grading, and to better defrne the terrace inlet into the perimeter ditch. Grading (o design configuration will need !o be completed prior to cover soil placemen(.