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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 partial inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DMG. Jim Stover and Bill <br />Bear represented the operator during a portion of the field inspection. <br />Roads <br />The paved entrance road was in good condition and free of debris from the adjoining property. The <br />cable across the road at the top of the hill was down. The bridge was passable. The entrance gate was <br />locked and the "no trespassing" sign was on the gate. <br />Hvdroloav <br />The east spring was flowing the usual orange-colored water. The temperature of the spring water was <br />measured at 98 degrees Fahrenheit at a point about I S feet down from where the spring came out of the <br />hillside. There was no evidence of the west spring. <br />The sediment pond had a little water in it. The gated valve on the primary discharge pipe was closed. <br />Pond inslopes were well vegetated and stable. The water level in the spring water treatment pond was <br />about 6 inches below the horizontal pipe. The pond was discharging at about 20 to 30 gpm and was the <br />usual orange color. This water has been found to be incompliance with water quality standards. <br />Reclamation <br />The backfilling of the reclaimed road up to the portal bench is holding up well. There is a depressed <br />area, about two feet deep and about 5 ft by 15 ft, behind the backfilled east portal that maybe a <br />subsidence feature. The west portal backfilling has been showing signs of cracking and settling and <br />must be dean with. On the cliff above the backfilled west portal, a vent has increased in size and <br />appears to be linked to the mine below it. The slide just west of the disturbed area continues to come <br />down slowly. <br />ReveQetation <br />The vegetative cover on the hillside is good. The operator sprayed for thistle on the reclaimed road. <br />The operator also pulled out the tamarisk that had been growing along the edges of the spring water <br />treatment pond. However, additional tamarisk is growing in the area of the east spring and near the <br />entrance gate. <br />Facilities <br />The mine office is in a state of disrepair but no new problems were observed. The doors were open. <br />c: /word/bear3/insp0805 <br />