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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 <br />inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />a little gentler than slopes in the surrounding terrain. There were <br />no slumps or cracks observed. The general pre-existing drainage <br />pattern was reestablished. One collection ditch, at the base of the <br />reclaimed slope, was well vegetated and was filling in. The entire <br />reclaimed slope was well vegetated, with evidence of elk being in <br />that area. There was no evidence of erosion or slope instability. <br />However, there was some thistle just below the reclaimed pond 1 and <br />on the upper end of the explosives storage area. The operator plans <br />to spray for noxious weeds throughout the entire mine site next <br />year. <br />There is a pre-existing ranch road to the east of the upper end of <br />the reclaimed slope. The ranch road appears on old maps. The road <br />was well vegetated, with no signs of erosion or instability. Also <br />in that area is a small depression, formed by scooping out dirt <br />into a surrounding ridge. The area is well vegetated. It was not <br />clear if the small depression was pre-existing, but is was stable <br />with no signs of erosion. <br />The corridor leading from the landfill area to the explosives <br />storage area needs to be included on the Phase 1 bond release Map <br />No. 1 and in the bond release acreage total, as well as in the bond <br />release application discussion. The dozer tracks could use a little <br />seed. <br />LANDFILL AREA <br />Pond 2, at the landfill area, has been backfilled and graded. Minor <br />revision no. 10 demonstrations showed that pond 2 was not needed <br />for that area to meet sediment limitations. The backfilling blends <br />in with the surrounding terrain and has positive drainage. The two <br />trickle tubes need to be taken offsite. There is a cut scarp <br />remaining on the east side of the backfilled pond. The slope of the <br />cut is about 2H:1V. The cut has some vegetation on it. The operator <br />needs to cut back the slope to 3H:iV or 4H:1V. Some of the soil in <br />the backfilled pond is light in color. The operator may fertilize <br />the area before disking or mulching and crimping. Because all of <br />the backfilled pond drainage is being channeled through one <br />location, rather than fanning out as in the case of pond 1, it <br />would be preferable to add straw bales or a silt fence at that <br />location in order to minimize sediment flow. <br />2 <br />