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<br />Comments/Compliance <br />This was a complete inspection conducted by Jim Burnell of CDMG on the afternoon of <br />Tuesday, September 10, 2003. The site was quiet and deserted. Rain was falling steadily. <br />Hubbard Creek was running about 4 cfs and muddy. <br />All the signage was erected and in place. The road and gate to the site was in good repair <br />and the gate was locked. <br />The road to the site was in very extremely slippery and treacherous. In the area of the Blue <br />Ribbon Mine itself, the road is in very good condition. <br />The old coal stockpile area showed no signs of erosion or instability. Vegetation cover was <br />relatively good there. The grasses were dry and brown for the season, but the good cover of <br />cicer milkvetch was still green. <br />Pond 4 contained willows and other vegetation, and the pond was wet. The discharge <br />structures were clear and the embankments stable. <br />Pond 3 also contained trees and willows. The discharge structures were clear and there was <br />no sign of instability on the embankments. The pond was wet. <br />Pond 5 contained a small volume of muddy standing water, and the discharge structures <br />were in good repair. <br />The area around the entrance showed good revegetation. <br />The path (road) to Pond 5 was stable with no erosion <br />The sparse vegetation on the lower bench was brown and dry for the season. The seep <br />area at the north end of the lower bench was muddy. <br />The upper bench also showed comparatively good vegetation with the roses most notable. <br />There was no sign of instability there. <br />None of the underdrains were discharging. In the ditch at the base of the slope some water <br />was flowing. There was excellent revegetation in the area between the ditch and the creek. <br />The willows continue to encroach on that area. <br />