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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. Photo #2606 is view to south along 2700 Road toward Pond 8. #2607 is view to north along 2700 road from the same photo point. #2608 is the grass lined collection ditch up-gradient of the breach location (view to south). #2609 is the Breach #3 location. #2610 is the 18" CMP culvert inlet at the lower end of the collection ditch, immediately north of Pond 8. #2611 is the outlet end of the culvert (outlet submerged below water in Pond 8). #2612 is view of Pond 8 from south end of embankment looking north. #2613 is view west from Pond 8 embankment, showing location where flow from Breach #3 passed over 2700 Road and entered stock pond on west side of road. #2614 is a feedlot located on a slope south of Pond 8. Flow from the feedlot area reported to the same location as the Breach #3, and would have contributed sediment in addition to that which originated from mine disturbance areas. #2615 is a view downstream to the west, along the draw below the stock pond embanlanent. #2616 is view from the stock pond embankment to the east, towazd Sediment Pond 8. Abatement of Breach #3 will need to include verification of proper design and functionality of the outlet controlled culvert into Pond 8, and restoration of county road ditch segment (and culvert if applicable) affected by sediment deposition from Breach #3. Breach # 4 Breach #4 occurred at the lower (west) end of Pond 9 disturbed area collection ditch. The breach occurred at the inlet of a 3 culvert installation (3, 18" CMP culverts), which conveys collection ditch flow beneath a road segment and into Pond 9, located a short distance further west. Operator indicated that one of the three culverts (northern-most culvert) had become blocked by tumbleweeds. The operator had removed the blockage from the culvert inlet prior to the inspection, but the glut of weeds was piled adjacent to the culvert inlets. Ditch at the culvert inlet location was approximately 20 feet wide and 26" deep. The culvert blockage likely caused or contributed to the breach at this location. Disturbed area flow escaped the ditch at this location and flowed to the north, across the adjacent county road ("BB Detour Road"). The disturbed flow passed out of the permit boundary approximately 15 yards north of the ditch. The county road ditch was silted in along the width of the flow path (approximately 30 feet), and there was a thin film of sediment across the county road, extend into the scrubby rangeland across the road. There may be a culvert beneath the county road at this location that was impacted by sediment deposition from the breach, but this was not verified during the inspection. Flow from the breach would have entered Tuttle Draw drainage, approximately 150 yazds distant. There was no detrimental impact to the upland rangeland. It is likely that there was significant turbid flow in Tuttle Drainage when the breach occurred; such that downstream impact of sediment laden discharge from the ditch breach would have been minimal. Photo #2617 is the Breach #4 location, culvert inlets at western end of the Pond 9 collection ditch. #2618 is a view to the north from the Breach #4 location, toward "BB Detour Road". Tuttle Draw drainage is in the background (cottonwood trees along drainage channel). #2619 shows the segment of the county road ditch outside the permit boundary that was silted in as a result of Breach #4. #2620 shows the scoured lower section of the Pond 9 collection ditch up-gradient (east) of the breach location. 6