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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observafions made during the <br />inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or <br />evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a partial inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DMG. No one represented the <br />operator during the field inspection. There was no activity on site. <br />Signs and Markers <br />The mine ID sign was up at the top of the hill. The p.o. box number needs to be corrected. <br />Roads <br />The cable across the road at the top of the hill was down. The road was in good condition. There was <br />no debris on the road from the adjacent property. The bridge was in good condition. The entrance gate <br />was locked and the "no trespassing 'sign was up on the gate. <br />Hvdrolo~gy <br />There was only a smali amount of standing water in the sediment pond. The pond inslopes were well <br />vegetated and stable. Pond discharge structures were functional and the gated primary gate was closed. <br />The water level in the spring water treatment pond was about 8 inches below the horizontal pipe. The <br />discharge was orange in color and was discharging at about 20 to 30 gpm. The orange colored <br />discharge has been shown to be in compliance with water quality standards. <br />The east spring was flowing and is starting to break through its ditch again. This ditch needs to be <br />reestablished. The temperature of the spring water was 98 degrees Fahrenheit at a point about 15 feet <br />below where the water is coming out of the hillside. <br />No problems were noted with the two alluvial wells. The collection ditch leading to the sediment pond <br />was well grassed and had sufficient capacity. The flood control berm between the site and the river had <br />sufficient height. <br />Facilities <br />The mine office building was in the same condition as during the last inspection. <br />Vegetation <br />The operator has been cutting the tamarisk around the site. Weed spray equipment was on site. <br />c:/word/bear3/insp090S <br />