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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 <br />inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a partial inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DMG. No one <br />represented the operator during the field inspection. <br />Roads <br />The paved entrance road was in good condition, as was the bridge. The cable was <br />stretched across the road entrance. The guardrail was secure. The gate was closed but not <br />locked. <br />Facilities <br />There were no problems observed with the office building. Both doors to the building <br />were open. The abandoned truck next to the building was still there. <br />Hydrology <br />The north and east collection ditches were in good condition and well vegetated. The <br />road culvert at the gate was clear. The riprapped downdrain on the upper slope <br />reclamation was functional. <br />The sedimentation pond was dry. The primary and emergency spillways were functional. <br />Pond inslopes and outslopes appeared to be stable. The mine water treatment pond was <br />dischazging at about 20-30 gpm. The dischazge was dark orange in color. <br />The east seep was flowing at about 20-30 gpm. The west seep was not flowing although <br />there was some seep water collected at the immediate area. <br />The alluvial well AA-1 had some seep water ponded around it and this water should be <br />directed away from the well. There were no problems noted with well AA-3. <br />Portal area <br />There were no signs of slope failure along the reclaimed road to the portals. The slide to <br />the west of the reclamation has slid enough so that the upper 3 to 5 feet of two vertical <br />metal beams are now exposed. There was a slight smell of smoldering coal. <br />c:/word/beaz3/insp 1002 <br />