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III. COMMEMS-COMPLNNCE aebx are canmcMS on the inspection. The cornrrterds Inc4rde diacuseion d obaervatiars made during the inspectMn. Cortanarsa also des~ibe arty eMamanns ecttdn taken durMp the InspeUlon arW the faGa of evtlerwe support6q tiia eMoramerd adlon. This was a complete inspection conducted by Janet Binns of Colorado Division of Mmerals and Geology. Rick Mills of CYCC accompanied the inspection. Weather was clear, mild and dry. Weather has been unseasonably warm and dry throughout the region this fall. Eckman Park and MineNo. l was a surface mine that has been reclaimed. Mme No. 2 has received final bond release and was permitted under the same permit as Eckman Pazk and Mme No. l Records: Records were checked, Availability of Records sheet is attached to this report. Sims and Markers: Operator continues to define disturbance area limits. Additional markers aze needed to clarify boundary limits. Boundary marker installation needs to be completed prior to the next inspection. Roads: Mme roads through out the Eckman Park area are in good condition. Road ditch in azea 41 has been cleaned out and rock check dams repaired and cleaned out. This maintenance work is acceptable. A remnant of an old paved road' was noted at the eastern extent of Mine No. 1. The extent of the pavement is approx. 12 feet wide by 250 foot long and 3 inches thick. Further investigation of the road via records in the permit and County Special Use Permits indicate that this was a county road that was relocated prior to mining. Special Use Permit indicates that this road location was zoned for mining May 27, 1975. This road existed pre-law, and is not mining related. No additional reclamation of this road is required Hydrologic Balance: Rock check dams in PG 41-1 are holding up well. Stockpond 41d is holding water approximately 8 feet below the spillway. The embankment is in good condition. PG41-I below Stockpond 41d is m good condition. The operator has place pin flags in locations that check dams will be installed in PG31 A sec. C to minimize down-cutting. The operator has not installed the check dams yet. These structures need to be installed prior to the end of the year to assure that they are in place prior to spring runoff. Limited down-cutting was observed in PG 31-1A2. Repairs to this channel need to be wnducted when check dams are installed in PG 31A The operator indicated that brush "dams" would be anchored into the channel at the down cut locations. Stockpond 51 Wb continues to hold water. A muskrat was observed in this pond. The lower segments of PG 31-2 Sec. A and PG 31-2C Sec. A remain functional. Stockpond S lb is dry and in good repay. PG 9110-1 sec B was walked. This drainage remains in good condition, with good vegetative cover throughout most of drainage. Stockpond S 1 a and 9/10 k are dry and in good repair. PG 9/10-1 Sec. C upslope of Stockpond 9/10 k appears in good condition with no significant downcutting observed. Pond H flume still remains to be replaced. Operator is able to collect flow data via a portable flume. The operator has ordered a replacement flume and is still awaiting delivery from the manufacturer. The dischage flume at pond H needs either repair or replacement by the end of the year to assure that accurate flow measures can be collected during runoff next spring.