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Comments/Compliance This was a complete inspection conducted by Jim Burnell of CDMG on the morning of Friday, October 17, 2003. The site was quiet and deserted. Weather was sunny and unseasonably warm. Hubbard Creek was running about 6 cfs and clear. All the signage was erected and in place. The road and gate to the site was in good repair and the gate was locked. The road to the site was dry and in good repair. In the area of the Blue Ribbon Mine itself, the road is in very good condition. The old coal stockpile area showed no signs of erosion or instability. Vegetation cover was relatively good there. The grasses were dry and brown for the season, as was the cicer milkvetch. Pond 4 contained willows and other vegetation, and the pond was dry. The discharge structures were clear and the embankments stable. Pond 3 also contained trees and willows. The discharge structures were clear and there was no sign of instability on the embankments. The pond was wet. Pond 5 was dry. The discharge structures were in good repair. The area around the entrance and the bridge over Hubbard Creek showed good revegetation. The path (road) to Pond 5 was stable with no erosion, as was the road to the upper bench. The sparse vegetation on the lower bench was brown and dry for the season. The seep area at the north end of the lower bench was muddy. The upper bench also showed comparatively good vegetation with the roses most notable. There was no sign of instability there. On the lower bench, the infestation of cheatgrass was most notable. There are some particularly bare areas where run-off comes down the face of the slope. The erosion isn't severe, but additional vegetation would be helpful. None of the underdrains were discharging. In the ditch at the base of the slope some water was flowing. There was excellent revegetation in the area between the ditch and the creek, including willows from the reparian area. Records were checked. See the attached form