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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE
<br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations
<br />made during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during
<br />the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action.
<br />Notes:
<br />Mr. Harry Ranney, Environmental Protection Specialist (EPS) of the Division, took 17 aerial
<br />photographs of the mine site on November 21, 2002. This report is compiled by Byron G.
<br />Walker, EPS, based on an oral debriefing of, and a review of the photographs taken by, Mr.
<br />Ranney. Mr. Ranney stated that he saw no problems at the site. No items of noncompliance
<br />are apparent in the photographs. Photographs are numbered 25-02-11-21-70 (70) through 25-
<br />02-11-21-86 (86). Copies of all the photographs are attached to the operators copy of this
<br />inspection report, and are on electronic and photograph files at the Division. Comments are
<br />necessarily limited to the scale and detail of the photographs. The Loadout Area was not
<br />covered by this inspection.
<br />ROADS Portions of the permanent road into the Portal 1 facilities area appear in Photographs
<br />72, 73, 74, 78, 79, and 80. It appears to be in good repair.
<br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE The waste area sediment pond appears in Photographs 70, 75, and
<br />76, d 118. There is some snow in this pond. It appears to be good repair. The sediment pond P-
<br />9 appears in Photographs 71, 72, 78, and 79. There appears to be some water, frozen over, in
<br />Photographs 78 and 79, It appears to be in good repair. Ponds T-1 and T-2 appear to be full
<br />and frozen over or covered with snow (Pictures 71, 72, 73, 78, and 79). They appear to be in
<br />good repair. The Long Pond appears in Photographs 72, 73, 74, 79, and 80. It appears to be full
<br />and not frozen over. It appears to be in good repair, and operating properly. The permanent
<br />relief drains off the waste pile area appear in Photographs 70, 75 and 76. They appear to be in
<br />good repair. The permanent clean water drainage across the reclaimed facilities area
<br />appears in Photographs 72, 73, 74 and 79. It appears to be in good repair. The permanent
<br />ditch from Pond P-9 to the refuse area pond appears in Pictures 70, 71, 72, 75, 76, 77, 78, and
<br />79. It appears to be in good repair. Colorado Discharge Pollution Elimination System (CDPES)
<br />discharge points (ouffall) 001 appears in Photographs 72, 73, 78 and 79.13, 114, 116 and 117.
<br />CDPES Outfall 005 appears in 70, 75, and 76. The site of the former lower water monitoring
<br />flume on North Thompson Creek is shown on Photographs 70, 71, 75, 76, and 77. No adverse
<br />impact to the hydrologic balance of the site is apparent in the photographs.
<br />PROCESS WASTE The waste disposal site appears in Photographs 70, 75, and 76. It appears to
<br />be in good shape (stable and well vegetated with no erosional features).
<br />SUPPORT FACILITIES The site of the former lower water monitoring flume on North Thompson
<br />Creek is shown on Photographs 70, 71, 75, 76, and 77. The base of the flume has been
<br />(apparently) removed.
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