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- COMPLIANC <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 a complete inspection conducted by Kent Gorham of the Colorado Division of <br />Minerals and Geology (Division). This processing and loadout site has been inactive since <br />June 2001 after the closure of the Lorencito Mine. More recently, leftover coal from the silos <br />has been sold and removed and the coal stockpile footprints are being removed presently. <br />However, monitoring and maintenance are the main activities at this site. Ground conditions <br />on this day were dry and the weather was sunny and warm. <br />Availability of Records <br />The public copy of the mine records is kept at the office of Peak Project Management (PPM). <br />The contact, address, and phone number for PPM is Ron Thompson, Peak Project <br />Management, 34115 County Road 20.8. Trinidad. CO 81082. 719-846-4975. All other <br />records were found in compliance as detailed on page 2a of this report. <br />Hydrologic Balance <br />The operator was cleaning the southeast containment near the Highway 12/refuse conveyor <br />intersection, <br />Recent heavy rain and associated runoff has filled pond 8 with water up to about four feet <br />below the primary discharge riser invert. This pond was nearly entirely dewatered in <br />preparation for cleanout before this recent runoff. Pond 7 was also '/: full of water and not <br />