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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made <br />during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection <br />and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a partial inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado Division of the Minerals <br />and Geology. No one represented the operator during the field inspection. The weather was clear <br />and dry during the inspection. However, there had been a considerable amount of rain in the past <br />few days. <br />Roads <br />The main haul road was in good condition. There was no evidence of coal fines at the entrance to <br />the mine site. The access road on the east side of the mine site was in good shape. The gate was <br />locked. The access road along the railroad tracks also was in good shape. <br />Hydrology <br />The ditches along the haul road and in the facilities area had sufficient capacity. <br />The water level in pond 1 was within 2 feet of the gated primary. The gate valve was closed. The <br />primary and emergency spillways were functional. The pond embankment was well vegetated <br />and appeazed to be stable. Pond 2 was dry. The pond spillway was functional. <br />The straw bales and silt fences along the railroad SAE were functional. <br />Facilities <br />The berm along the outside edge of the facilities bench was functional. The berm around the fuel <br />facilities was intact. A small amount of coal had been spilled between the railroad tracks, but was <br />no problem since the coal was between the rails and because of the sediment control structures in <br />place. <br />Topsoil <br />The two topsoil stockpiles were vegetated and showed no signs of gullying. Topsoil signs were <br />up. The Division advises the operator to check for noxious weeds soon to see if a weed spraying <br />plan needs to be implemented. <br />c:\ms97\terror\insp0599 <br />