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IH. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made <br />during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection <br />and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a complete inspection conducted by Tom Kaldenbach and Dan Hernandez of CDMG. Rick Mills <br />represented the operator. <br />The mine has been in temporary cessation for several years. A small maintenance crew was on-site. The <br />ground was wet from rain the night before. The weather was hot and dry. <br />RECORDS AVAILABILITY: The records checklist is attached. <br />SIGNS AND MARKERS:Mine i.d. signs, stream buffer signs, and topsoil markers were properly displayed. <br />During the inspection the operator's representative replaced several disturbance area boundary markers that <br />had fallen off their posts; he said a new kind of marker will be used in the future. He also installed a new <br />topsoil marker on the stockpile near pond 9AP4. <br />ROAD : In excellent shape. The 2 holes in the road on the bridge across the Williams Fork River that were <br />mentioned in the last inspection report have been filled with rock. <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE: The only water on the site, other than the Williams Fork River, was the discharge <br />from we117 Angle IV (which feeds ponds 9P2 and 9P3), the water in the wastewater treatment pond, and the <br />flow at the Strip pit v-notch weir (outfatl 022). Field parameters were: <br />Location Ec (µmhos) PH Temp. ° C <br />7 Angle N well <br />standpipe 1000 7.5 16 <br />9P3 pond outfall 1200 8.6 19 <br />Ponds- The embankments and inslopes of all ponds were well-vegetated and appeared stable. Spillways <br />appeared to be in good condition. <br />Cu/ve-is - No problems were found. Erosion at inlets or outlets was not evident. <br />Dkches -All appeared to be maintained to design specs. <br />Monltorfng wells- No problems were found with monitoring wells other than a cap is needed on AVF-5. The <br />operator's representative said the cap will be replaced. <br />~K <br />Page 3 of 9 <br />