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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during <br />the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the <br />facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a complete inspection of the Carbon Junction Mine for the month of May, 2000. <br />Availability of Records: The records were again not available for inspection at the time of the inspection, <br />however, on 10 May 00 Wally Erickson inspected the records with the new resident agent Shawn Price. <br />Records are still in disarray and numerous records could not be found and many of the required water <br />monitoring records have not been sent in and sampling not conducted. See page 5 of this report for <br />further details. <br />Hydrologic Balance: All ditches and ponds were inspected and the main Carbon Junction diversion ditch <br />at the head of the f9ill area has filled in with sediment and is no longer capable of handling the required <br />design flow. This ditch will need immediate attention and must be maintained in compliance for the <br />duration of the life of the mine. The ditch must be repaired by June 21, 2000, or an NOV will be issued. <br />Both ponds were damp but had no standing water in them. The ponds are well vegetated and capable <br />of functioning as designed. All culverts were clear and capable of functioning as designed. <br />Excess Spoil and Development Waste : Topsoiling of the waste pile was terminated last July and no <br />further reclamation work has been accomplished, including required seeding of the spoils reclamation. <br />Apparently, as of May 26, word was received that Durango Construction has been retained to complete <br />the total reclamation of the site. If this is indeed true, then this potential NOV will be stayed until it can be <br />determined if reclamation work has commenced. <br />General Mine Compliance: The site stopped its reclamation efforts in July, 1999, however, as <br />mentioned above, a plan to reclaim the disturbed area is currently in the works. <br />