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III. Comments -Compliance
<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 ana the facts or evidence
<br />supporting the enforcement action.
<br />On Si ptcmuc,~ ai, i9yZ :. cuwNtet:: i.isr,eut,on ~:ua cu,tuucteu aL thc. ,.err Loa, Cu.
<br />rl:trr tiLrip A,inc. I'n sc.,t uur~n~ Lha ir.spe, t;ou a„u rtpresenttng the mine waS
<br />c;eor~,r• 1'ntterson. l Lr insp, cLwn wati cur:di,cteu h. I.:.ndy k'rice c[ the Ui~. rstun.
<br />i ne wcu~iter during Lte inspert,on wus cool, cluud~ with a few light rain suo~,•ers.
<br />'fhc loaoouL teas in5pec.~ed. i:ua, ~.:,., nit .tctt~el~ being loaded, but a shtl mini
<br />wcut out o„ uwnd.ry. ~i.c,tes and t uh et•ts were clear and funct;oning. 1 hr•
<br />perimc~te:• t. as vall:e~i a.,u ,:u uuuccrns w.:re ,to,.eu. file uiescl fu.a swr;.gr :rea
<br />wa:. c.ean :cnu uo spits trt~re uoLed. Nill tihtaLa saitl thaC he hau planned to rteau
<br />Lhe snow [er.c es wcatcu east of L. u'. tht sc t. u~ c~, nppe ;u• ~o b • ,_utt.~ a ~u.,u ~u 1,
<br />u~ yr, v. nLin~ r ,ud Isom ca,•r} i,tg .:gal flogs oi~ siL,•.
<br />lire loa duuL access: road to Lh.: mite t, as wnll.e•d; ..hi:. ,o:.d ,s cut•ten..ly i,e
<br />yer~utttcu as a itaut rued tit 1'h-09, c.oucerns about this rot:d were raisuu du.~rug
<br />the Jur.u, C1.S.~I. overs,g.tt ,uspecC.on v.,tn ~I,..ch dollies. 1Le t•u&d sur,aeo,
<br />emban,<me~tt uud sediment co~ittot in good cunuition. the road embwikntenL wa:,
<br />mostly vegetated laud and ~r:tvel an,~ :i,.tl,: ,•rosion teas uole~l. 'tee aromas b,•luw
<br />the road eta banl,mc:uL was wetl ve;;e L:,te,t but aL one Ltme was disturbed by the sa,:
<br />mill as t cidcnt b;' .hc piles o, scrap wood.
<br />rue 1'auiliLies area of Lee m,ne w:.5 itspec teu. Litches a.,d berms that scr~•r pond
<br />L wore i., good cundt.ioi~. .he spill couLatnment system for ti]e fuel/ luurtu:ut.
<br />st.orahe arcu tl.d trot conts~n :tny til,il:s. 1-ond ~ was t.ot dtsch.trg,ng.
<br />lilt two u•uc:.s ui:.t nru usually bac:cfih:ng Liu• i'L,) p,~ t.err murk:nt, ,u..~„r~
<br />drou,tn mate ri:.l in t,te h,L .1 area. 1'he ba,.6fi11 ::rea of the 7~C1) pit is ,.aH,ng
<br />st:apc.
<br />the mo;,itortr.~ wcrl 7y-t mas iu Lhe same cundt~iun : s dur,~.g Lh,. Juke inst. ..:Lou.
<br />ih.: ::nnuws teas still open. llilchcs and rul~erls scrcuig J i,-ere 1'unutioutn~.
<br />topsoil pdos locut,•d east of Lhe uveru,.t•uen sLu.a.t~.le ware s,gued. :',I. s wt r,~ t,ul.
<br />veveLated and sho~.ed litt,e signs of erosion.
<br />ine Jach and uut~ert, mfe,eac.d ,n lust monL,,s iuspectiun .epurt as r~yuu•~u~
<br />i•o.,~inc mainten;:n.:c, i.ad bee^ cle::ued. 7uis cuher~ and ditch is located alo,tg L,e
<br />cuur~t. rcad.
<br />tteco:ds t:'erc cnechcd uric we.•c .u urucr.
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