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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion.of observations made during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the erforcement action. This was a complete inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DMG. No one represented the operator during the field inspection. The loadout site had very little snow on it but the azea was wet. Roads The main paved haul road was in very good condition. The operator has repaired the side drain area that had some erosion. The east entrance road was in good condition as well. The east gate to the loadout was open. The light use road along the railroad tracks was very muddy but passable. Tonsoit The east topsoil stockpile was moderately vegetated. The collection and diversion ditches were functional. The west topsoil stockpile had moderate vegetative cover. The south-facing slope of the stockpile had been reseeded and covered with mulch blankets last yeaz and the vegetative cover is coming up. Hydrotopy The culverts and ditches around the loadout area were functional. The railroad track SAE straw bales and silt Fence were in place at the inlets to the railroad culverts. However, the silt fence around the railroad culvert near the west pond will need repair soon. The private irrigation ditch system along the west side of the permit azea was abandoned and a new irrigation ditch was dug along the west end of the pemilt azea. The operator will need to seed this area soon. A half culvert carries the irrigation water from the new ditch into a railroad culvert and to the other side of the tracks. There was only a little water in the east pond. The pond embanlanent was well vegetated and appeared to be stable. The pond inslopes were also stable. Spillways were functional. The west pond was cleaned out. The hill slope neaz the dugout pond had a small slump in it. The area is too wet to work in now but repair work will need to be performed eventually since additional slumping of the hill side may start to encroach on the dugout pond. Signs and Mazkers The mine ID signs were up at the appropriate locations. However, the county is reassigning street addresses so the loadout address on themine ID signs and in the permit application will need to be changed. Permit boundary nnazkers were up around the mine site. Facilities There were no coal haul trucks unloading and no rail cars being loaded during the inspection. No evidence of offsite fugitive dust was observed. No problems were seen at any of the, other facilities. Records The records were in compliance, as noted on the attached records checklist. c:/word/terror/insp0205