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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 enforcement action. Un r.u~usl 2U, a partial ,uspectwn was co,ruucted nL she >,arr Strtp :Inre. Ueurge r':.ttc.•so~r, muu contact was present during a portion of the inspection. 1'he weather was thrcatcntn~; thunder showers and iL sprinkled a hLLIC dUt'li:g Lhc inspection. t'ortiuns of the inspection were video taped. The rr.,ne has recetved some precip,taLion since Lhis past weekend. The norlherv, portions of Lhe pcrmic area received ,core Lhan Lhe rest. 'the county road drtc•,tes anu emnankmcnts showed evidence of a heavy rvuafalt. •I•he curvert under tae county roatl, along ditch 1•-i, is starting to sil,. up. Culvert N'-1 should have routine maintenssncc~eii_orme~ before LhiS becomes a arot~lem._ T ile ditches sad curverts, for which n01' C-92-011 was issued in tune, were ,n good worl:i,ig condrtion. i:iprap was holding up and uitches were not uowncuLLiu~. The culverts is Lhe pond J drainage, under the access roan, were vicar. :+ seuim~nL Lrapj se Ltlin~ oastn was constructed at. the uuLCall to inhi6r~ sediment accumulation in these culverts. 'i he implementation of the grazing plan this year has envied. Grazca uud uu~rnz. d areas were vtaeotaped sine by side. The areas Lhat were grazed were ct•opped row out t~eoeCation ~ppv:at•ed healthy. Sage planLti were not touched and were more promincn:. in the grand area. The grazing was lim,ted by an electriv~ fence Lhat was rcmc~•etl Duly lU. Keclamation was coutiituing on the 7'LO pit. .~. loader,L trucks a.,d a uoic.• were actively bacl.iill:ng the pit. A viueo tape was made of Lhis operation and of the nozer working backl'i.1 material up against Lhe higtnv,al. Equip,uent proulems i,ave hinaered wort. on Lne embankments of ponds ~ nnu ,t. 'these were rdentrfied as a ccncern durl,rg the Juue i„spectiou, bmult be. ms w,ll be placed at the bottom of these embankments Lo control sediment runoff frow Lhe pone em ban:;n:ents. Phe mine is still v:ork;ng on a teuh.rical rcv,sion for an i„ciuenWl buu.td.u•~ change Lo permit Lhe road used as a haulroad to the loadout and tite former county road used as an access road Lo Lire mine. "l his rev ,lion can be c:.pecLeu du.ing the first 'G weeks of September. 'l'lris mine has had several eaceetlences of .. k'h 65 a,sc barge limitation s. 1',ra ,nine respondcu tv, the Colorado lle partment of health ICDH) excev~danue letters slateiug the sous ,n the mine area are high in bcntiutLic clays and cause nil. suspeuueu solius in the rvtr.off. The mine is waiti;,g fot• a response from the (.llH. The ('.t 1 area :orated rorlli of the office area showed more signs cC Lhc cloudburst that occureu this past wee!.end. 'the disturbed area around nud evidence of a lot of water running into Lhe pit. Che north portion of tae i~rt contained some wai.er. A.t the time of the inspection the operation was not currently m,ni.:q goal.