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I11. Comments/Compliance <br />This was a complete inspection conducted by Jim Burnell of CDMG on the afternoon of <br />Monday, September 20, 2004. This site was quiet and deserted. There was a steady rain <br />and evidence indicated that it had been raining for some time. <br />At the East Mine, vegetation in the area below the road was mostly brown for the season. <br />Various areas of the area below the slope are dominated by different species. A species of <br />sage dominates one area, wheatgrass another, mountain brome another <br />There was no evidence of erosion at the bottom of the slope. A berm remains along much <br />of the length of the slope between the reclaimed area and the river. That berm remains in <br />tact and has not been breeched, so there is no evidence of any sediment reaching the river <br />from the site. <br />The reclaimed area above the road shows some patches of cheatgrass and some bare <br />spots. <br />The slump above the road had been dozed away recently by the highway department, so <br />there was no more slump onto the roadway. The road itself had been repaved since the last <br />inspection and was in excellent condition. The ditches were full of water. There was a large <br />pile of soil material that had been removed from the ditches sitting in the lower reclaimed <br />area. <br />At the middle mine there is a good stand of perennial grass, with a lot of crested wheatgrass, <br />now mostly gone brown. Also notable are the rose bushes there. Below the road the <br />vegetation is also good, but as nearly everywhere along the road. The middle mine was <br />stable with no erosion, both above and below the road, even with the large amount of rain <br />that had been received. <br />The west mine showed excellent vegetative cover, especially with rabbitbrush. The pond <br />embankments were stable and the pond contained several inches of clean water. There was <br />no evidence of off-site impact along the river. <br />