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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 the 2nd Quarter complete inspection of the Roadside North and South Portals Mine. Field _ <br />inspection was conducted on June 6 and 7, with afollow-up on June 11. Office records were checked on <br />June 10. Weather was clear, warm and dry throughout. No operator contact was present during the field <br />inspection, but Tonya Hammond was present during therecords review, and items of concern were brought <br />to her attention at that time. Substantial reclamation progress had been made since the previous site <br />inspection. Regrading and topsoiling operations were continuing at the North Portal Facilities azea, and <br />diversion construction was in progress at the RSRDA refuse pile area. <br />Availability of Records <br />Records were checked on June 10, and found to be complete and up-to-date through the f` quarter, 2002. <br />Pond 13 had recently been completed at the North Portal Area, and a construction certification will need to <br />be provided. Also, a new certification will need to be provided for the re-constructed Coal Creek <br />permanent diversion channel, which was completed duringApril, 2002. <br />Roads <br />Permit area roads were properly maintained. Roads and work areas in the vicinity of the North Portal that <br />were subject fo heavy construction traffic were properly watered to control dust. The road from theXcel <br />dozer shed down to the Coal Creek channel had been eliminated (backfilled and roughened) and the dip <br />section culverts and concrete slab at the crossing had been removed. The temporary road across the face of <br />CRDA-2, that provided access to the top of the pile had beenregraded and roughened. The culvert a[ the <br />lower end of the road had been left in place to allow for access by ATV and other maintenance equipment <br />as necessary. The culvert will be removed at some point in the future, upon determination that the <br />reclaimed pile has been successfully stabilized. <br />The road to the Powder magazine had also been backfilled and roughened. The road which extends from <br />the RSRDA up to the soil borrow azea and on to Substation B is no longer passable, due to initiation of <br />construction on the new RSRDA permanent upper diversion ditch. The road was also impacted by soil <br />excavation within the borrow area. The road is to be fully reclaimed under the approved permit. <br />Hydroloeic Balance <br />The spring has been much dryer than normal. All sediment ponds and SAE sediment traps were dry, and <br />ditches and ephemeral drainages in the vicinity of disturbed areas show no evidence of recent flow, <br />Drainage and sediment control structures were in general properly maintained and functional, although <br />maintenance appeared to be warranted in the following locations: <br />• Several of the silt fence sediment controls at the 2-West Portals site and substation site, South Fan, and <br />South Fan borrow azea have been damaged by wind an animals to the point that replacement appeazs to <br />be necessary. At the South Fan borrow azea, the center section of the containmentberm needs to be <br />removed, and replaced with the silt fence, as depicted on Exhibit SL-16-009. <br />