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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE Colowyo C-1981-019 14 December 2005~1~7 Pg 1 /3 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 of the Colowyo Mine conducted by Jim Stark of CDMG. The inspection was conducted on 14 and 15 December 2005. Kurtis Blunt of CCC accompanied me on the inspection. The mine was actively mining coal and hauling it to the Loadout at the time of the inspection. The weather was cold and sunny and the ground was wet and covered with snow. Roads: -The access road and haul road to the Gossard Loadout is a paved road. The road was well maintained and in good condition. -The light-use road to the West Pit and East Taylor ponds was well maintained and in good condition. -The haul roads in the East and West pit areas were all well maintained and stable at the time of the inspection, No erosional problems were noted on these roads. -The light-use roads around the Gossard Loadout and to the rail loop were all well maintained and in good condition. Hydrologic Balance: -Sump 2 contained water approximately several feet below the top of the pond. The sump was stable at the time of the inspection. -Sump 3 was almost dry at the time of the inspection (it appeared to contain only a small pool of water). The sump was stable at the time of the inspection. -Sump 4 was almost dry at the time of the inspection (it appeared to contain only a small pool of water). The sump was stable at the time of the inspection. - Sump 5 was almost dry at the time of the inspection (it appeared to contain only a small pool of water). The sump was stable at the time of the inspection. -The West Pit Pond (NPDES 008A) contained a small amount of water and was not discharging at the time of the inspection. The water that would "normally" report to this pond is held in the west pit (the only water is runoff from the vegetated side of the west pit fill). The embankment was well vegetated and stable and there were no erosional problems noted, - The East Taylor Pond (NPDES Ol OA) contained a small pool of water and was not discharging at the time of the inspection. The embankment was well vegetated and stable and there were no erosional problems noted. -The Gossard Pond (NPDES 003A) contained water approximately four feet below the riser pipe and was not discharging at the time of the inspection. This pond was cleaned at the time of last month's inspection (16 and 17 November 2005) and the sediment/coal fines were hauled to the edge of the West Pit and placed into the fill. The embankment was well vegetated and stable and there were no erosional problems noted.