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<br />III. 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 of the Twin Pines No. 2 Mine conducted by Sandy <br />Brown and Susan Burgmaier of DNIG. The bond for this site was forfeited following <br />reclamation in 1995. <br />Coal Sales Area <br />Vegetative cover in this area appears to be adequate to control erosion. No rills or <br />gullies were observed on any of the reclaimed area. The reclaimed portal area is stable, <br />with no signs of cracking, slumping, or buying. The sediment pond held water, but was <br />well below the spillway level. <br />Mine No. 2 Area <br />Vegetation on the reclaimed Mine No. 2 areas is much improved over last year. <br />Although the reclaimed areas were still fairly weedy, Rabbitbrush was fairly heavy, and <br />grasses had emerged as well. <br />The culvert under the access road, at the entrance to the site, was blocked, causing the <br />stream to flow over the roadway. The Division will attempt to have this problem <br />remedied, once it is determined who is responsible for maintenance of the culvert. <br />The access road ditch was nearly filled in with sediment, but flows had not created gullies <br />on the roadway. Silt fences around the areas that do not drain to a pond had failed, but it <br />did not appear that significant amounts of sediment had been deposited in adjacent areas. <br />The refuse area diversion was stable and in good condition. The sediment pond at the <br />portal bench was dry. <br />