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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. This was a partial inspection conducted by Jim Burnell of DMG The weather was sunny, warm, and humid. A heavy thunderstorm had hit the area the previous night, so conditions were quite muddy. The site was quiet except for construction equipment passing by on the access road along the West perimeter.. Signs & Markers: Signs and markers were in place and up-to-date at the entrance and on topsoil piles. Roads: The roads were in excellent condition. The road along the west perimeter is now being used as a short-cut by a construction firm. The road ditches aze in good shape with no evidence of erosion. There are signs of minor erosion on the upslope side of the road between the ponds. Hydro Balance: Pond A contained several inches of cleaz water near the dam. There is some liner exposed in the spillway, but no sign of erosion. Tamarisk and several cottonwoods are growing at the base of the in-face of the dam. Pond B contains a maximum of 2 feet of muddy water, standing 18" below outlet pipe. The emergency spillway is stable. At the major inlet channel on the East side of the pond, there is what appeazs to be siltfence installed along the banks of the inlet to prevent sloughing and erosion of the banks. The fabric has been "disarrayed;" it is loose and blowing around in the wind. The channel itself is stable for its length, with no appazent erosion even in the heavy rainfall of the night before. The channel entering Pond B from the South still contains some standing water from the strong flow of the night before. At the head of the draw, there is an abundance of brush and loose material that washed in, but no soil erosion is evident. All three culverts are open and free of debris. No water is present at the South end (stock pond.) General Mine Compliance: The fence is tight and erect around the entire perimeter. Fish & Wildlife: Saw several lizards and several cottontail rabbits in vicinity of Pond B. Doves are very abundant, concentrated in and adjacent to the wooded area at the North end of the permit area. Topsoil: The water baz/rock&brush piles just outside the fence on the North side have served well during the runoff events, stopping sediment transport.