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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the <br />inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or <br />evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a partial inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DRMS. No one represented the operator <br />during the field inspection. <br />Roads <br />The road up Hubbard Creek canyon was dry and in good condition. The mine site entrance road and the road to <br />pond 5 were also in good condition. The front gate to the mine site was open. <br />Signs and Markers <br />The mine [D sign and the records location sign were on the gate. The required information on the signs was <br />correct. <br />Hydrology <br />Pond 4 was dry. The pond embankment was stable and well vegetated. Spillways were operational. The culvert <br />leading to pond 4 was functioning properly. The upland diversion ditch above the reclaimed coal stockpile area <br />had sufficient capacity. <br />Pond 5 was also dry. The spillways for this pond were operational. The pond embankment was stable. The <br />collection ditch leading to this pond had good vegetative cover and sufficient capacity. <br />There were drops of water coming out of the north underdrain. The other underdrains were dry. The black <br />culvert on the north side of the reclaimed mine site was in place. <br />Reclamation <br />The backfilled slopes were well vegetated and appeared to be stable. There was some thistle growing in the <br />north side of the mine site, at the bottom of the hill. <br />c:/word/blueribbon/i nsp0607 <br />