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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during <br />the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the <br />facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a complete inspection ofthe Edna Mine conducted by Tom Kaldenbach and Byron Walker ofthe <br />Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology. Byron is taking over as lead specialist on the Edna Mine <br />from Tom. No one else was present. Snow cover has melted from the site. This was the first time this <br />yeaz the interior of the site was accessible. <br />Bond release SL-8 recently became final. SL-8 was a Phases I, II, and III (final) bond release for the Goat <br />Trail road and the former conveyor corridor, and partial Phase I release (facilities removal only) for the <br />gravel pad area south of the building next to Oak Creek and at the entrance gate. <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS <br />All required records were available at the Routt County Courthouse. The records checklist is <br />attached. <br />SIGNS AND MARKERS <br />Mine i.d. signs were properly displayed at the Oak Creek and North Road entrances to the permit area, and <br />at the west entrance. The mine entrance sign on the old tipple road where County Road 179 crosses the <br />railroad track needs the Division's address and phone number added to it. Permit boundary mazkers were <br />in place at numerous locations inspected around the perimeter of the site. <br />Roads <br />The following roads were in excellent condition: North Road, Lower Moffat Road, West Ridge Road, <br />and access roads to Center Ridge and West Ridge ponds. <br />SUPPORT FACILITIES <br />No problems were evident in the Oak Creek facilities area. <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE <br />Ponds and Outfalls -The three lower ponds in the String of Pearls contained large pools of water <br />Inslopes and embankments of the following ponds were well-vegetated, were not rilled or gullied, and <br />appeared stable: Moffat pond and the Center Ridge pond. The flume at CDPS 007 below Center <br />Ridge pond was in good repair. There were large flows of clear water at both 007 and 004 (Moffat <br />pond). Backfilling of the four tipple ponds next to Oak Creek is partially completed. Removal of the <br />ponds was approved in TR-41. Colorado Water Quality Control Division recently terminated outfall <br />001 at the tipple ponds. <br />3 <br />