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"1 EY 04 GEC Bond Forfeiture Evaluation, p~. 2 We began the field inspection at the NE end of Chen's Hill by the former GEC sediment pond, just west and adjacent to the property gate. This sediment pond discharge area adjacent to the former ttaulroad, is 1 of 2 primary drainages that flow east-northeast off the former permit area & disturbed /reclaimed acreage. The next drainage over and southwest of the reclaimed Chen's hill from the sediment pond discharge is the other major off site drainway. We walked over Chen's Hill to the Southwest. The majority of the area walked is stable, there are several, historic, north & northeast facing large erosion gullies on Chen's Hill that have contributed to the off site sedimentation for several years, and some show signs of stabilization in some gully channel bottoms. We observed a large black bear in the bottom of the next drainway, southwest of Chen's Hill and described above. Moving west we split into 2 groups and inspected the remainder of the Chen's HiII area. The flat to rolling areas on the top of Chen's hill are stable. Signs of recent cattle movement through here, but not much sign of grazing on the new vegetation on the areas inspected. A partial salt block and livestock loading / unloading area was noted on the permit area. We next inspected the south end of the West Pit area, there is severe erosion where flow enters the reclaimed area from undisturbed areas west of the permit and move east northeast through the West Pit. Small possible slump scar remnant visible on the northwest facing slope where this undisturbed area runoff enters, and severe erosion gullies on all slope aspects in this area. We next evaluated the reclaimed area on west end, of the west pit. There is a prominent gully in the main drainageway bottom channel of this west area, and portions of the reclaimed area here are stable and relatively well vegetated. This area drains through the sediment pond noted above. We next evaluated the east pit reclaimed area. The channel bottom here draining east to northeast was fitted with six, large, concrete, designed, erosion control structures several years ago. Four of the six structures have failed to one degree or another, and there is resulting severe erosion in the channel bottom here that has contributed to the sediment leaving the permit area the past several years as described above. The sixth structure (the last downstream) is filled and has been overflowing with sediment, but has not completely failed structurally. The drainageway channel just south west of Chen's Hill and flowing east to northeast looks normal (no large sediment delta's noted).