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<br />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 partial inspection of the Hamilton Mine was conducted by Wally Erickson from the <br />DMG Durango office, 484 Turner Drive, Building F, Suite 101, Durango, CO 81301, <br />phone (970) 247-5193. No activity was observed, no mine personnel encountered. <br />Signs & Markers -Mine identification sign and safety signs were posted at mine <br />entrance. Perimeter markers were observed. Topsoil signs posted at stockpile #2. <br />Roads -Access to mine site is provided by Montrose County Road HH31 from Colorado <br />Highway 141. Mine roads were well maintained. Road side drainage ditches were well <br />maintained. Road drainage for mine entrance road is treated for sediment by silt fence. <br />Silt fences were loose from their posts and need repair or removal. Road culverts were <br />clear of sediment and debris. <br />Hydrologic Balance -Sediment pond A, located at far north end, was dry. Primary <br />spillway was 4" PVC pipe with valve for controlling discharge, no discharge noted. <br />Debris guard for inlet of primary spillway was absent. Primary spillway inlet and outlet <br />were clear of sediment and debris. Evidence of erosion at outlet of primary spillway <br />was not observed. Secondary spillway was open channel with rock lining. Black <br />impermeable fabric lining was evident underlying the rock lining. Secondary spillway <br />was stable, no evidence of erosion was observed. <br />Sediment pond B, located at NE corner of permit area, was dry. Primary spillway was <br />4" PVC pipe with valve for controlling discharge. Debris guard for inlet of primary <br />spillway was absent. Primary spillway inlet and outlet were clear of sediment and <br />debris. No discharge was observed. Evidence of erosion at outlet of primary spillway <br />was not observed. Secondary spillway was open channel with rock and vegetation <br />lining. Secondary spillway was stable, no evidence of erosion. <br />