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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion. of observations made <br />during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection <br />and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a complete inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DMU. No one represented <br />the operator during the freid inspection but Basis Bear represented the operator during the records <br />check. Although it was snowing at the West Mine, the other sites were free of snow and were dry. <br />East Mine <br />The operator has begun trucking the coal refuse on the east side of the shop bench to the Bowie No. 2 <br />Mine for washing and shipping. When that is done, the remaining coal refuse at the run-of--mine <br />stockpile will be next. Also, the operator is contracting out for the removal of the water tanks Tiom the <br />site. The operator plans on doing small reclamation tasks this year. <br />'there have not been any changes on the other benches since the last inspection. "L'here were no signs of <br />cut or fill slope instability. The east mine entrance gate was open for the coal refuse transport <br />operation. The mine ID sign was up at the entrance. Surface disturbance markers were up around the <br />disturbed areas. The paved haul road, access road and several light use roads were in good condition. <br />There were no recent additions to the West Ridge waste pile. 1'he vegetative cover was good and there <br />were no signs of slope instability. Collection and diversion ditches were functional. The old waste pile <br />was also well vegetated and showed no signs of slope instability or erosional problems. <br />Culverts and ditches were functional. Three of the bin wall ponds were dry while the second from the <br />top had a little water in it. The West Ridge waste pile pond was dry. <br />West Mine <br />There were no signs of slope instability or erosional gullying at the backiilled portal bench area. The <br />vegetative cover ranged from moderate to good. The top pond was dry while the bottom pond had <br />standing water that was below the level of the primary discharge pipe. Yond embankments were stable. <br />Run-of-Mine (ROM) Stockpile <br />The operator will be removing the remaining coal refuse from this site. The culverts and ditches were <br />functional. The sediment pond had a little water in it. The pond's primary discharge gate was closed. <br />The pond embankment was stable and well vegetated. The road was in very good condition. The mine <br />ID sign was up, as were the surface disturbance markers. <br />Unit Train Loadout <br />There were no railcars on site during the inspection. Culverts, ditches and straw bales, for clean water <br />diversion and for disturbed area runoff collection, were functional. No standing water was in the <br />sediment pond. Mine ID signs were up at each of the three entrances. There were no problems with <br />fugitive dust off'site. <br />