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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 in Section IV describe any enforcement actions <br />taken during the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a joint inspection by Mr. Jim Stark and Mr. Byron Waiker, Environmental <br />Protection Specialists (EPS), of the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology. Mr. <br />Stark succeeded Mr. Walker as the EPS assigned to Phis Permit as of 1 April 2004. <br />There were no items of concern from the previous inspection. <br />Availability of Records The location of records at the Garfield County Court House <br />was validated. <br />Signs and Markers Permit boundary identification signs on Middle Thompson Creek <br />were not checked due to the bad condition of roads. All other signs were in place. <br />Hydrologic Balance Ground surfaces were wet. However, no overland flow was <br />observed during the inspection. There was a low level of water in Pond P-9, but none <br />in the Waste Area Pond. There were mine water discharges from the outlet pipes at <br />the head of the baffle half-pipe of the Long Pond from both Portals 1 and Portal 3. <br />Portal 3 flow was estimated as a third that of Portal 1. Flow from the combined <br />discharges from Treatment Pond 2, at the Colorado Permit Discharge System <br />discharge point 001 B, was measured at 25 gallons per minute (0.056 cubic feet per <br />second). The Long Pond and the two treatment pond were operating properly. <br />Reclamation of the flume sites on North Thompson Creek looked good. The flume <br />sites on Middle Thompson Creek were not inspected due to bad road conditions. <br />C-S1-025, Page _3_ of _4_ Pages, (date) _12 npr 04_, (initials) _s~w <br />