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Itl. Comments/Compliance <br />This was a partial inspection conducted by Jim Burnell of CDMG on the morning of Thursday <br />August 19, 2004. The site was quiet and deserted. Weather mild, but with storm clouds <br />gathering. There was still a good flow in Hubbard Creek, estimated at 2 cfs. The water was <br />clear both above and below the Blue Ribbon mine site, showing no evidence of siltation <br />coming from the Blue Ribbon mine site. <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. The operator has erected a fence along the gate area at the creek <br />crossing to keep out sheep, although some of that fence has been stomped down by people <br />accessing the site. <br />The road to the site was dry and clean with no rockfall, <br />The old coal stockpile area was stable. Cheatgrass had invaded that location this year but <br />the success of cicer milkvetch was the most noticeable factor. <br />Ponds 3 and 4 were dry. The floor of pond 5 was wet, indicating that there had been some <br />recent precipitation. The embankments were stable and the discharge structure was in <br />order. <br />The path (road) to Pond 5 showed no erosion and some small amount of vegetative growth. <br />The area around the gate showed decent vegetation, given the rocky nature of the soil. <br />Likewise the old access road up to the upper bench. There was a good bit of Cheatgrass on <br />that road this season. The area was stable. <br />The upper bench showed was extremely dry already. Of particular note are the wild rose <br />bushes there. A great deal of Cheatgrass had encroached on this area, scattered <br />throughout. There are some perennial grasses also. <br />None of the underdrains were discharging. The lower ditch was dry. <br />