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Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the <br />inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or <br />evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a complete inspection conducted by Janet Binns of CDMG. Mr Rick Mills of Colorado <br />Yampa Coal Company accompanied the inspection. Weather was warm and dry. Snow has completely <br />melted off the minx site, except for a stray drift on the East road upslope of Area 7. <br />gecords: Mine records were checked and "Availability of Records" form accompanies this report. <br />BQads: Permanent made are generally in good repair. The access road to the pasture reference area has <br />experienced some rutting. Road ditches in the center portion of area 41 has experienced some <br />downcutting. The operator proposed to place additional riprap in the downcut portions of the ditch. <br />"Upper" road (East access road) mostly cleaz of snow, with several drifts remaining near the Aspen <br />grove. No problems were noted on the lower road in Area 51 and 51 W. The Access road to Area 61 <br />was in good condition. A slump has occurred on the extreme eastern portion of Mine 1, near stockpond <br />1-c. This slump originates upslope of the mine disturbance immediately adjacent to Routt County Road <br />No. 27. Damage to the county road was not observed at this point in time. Mass movement material is <br />well East of PGl-2. <br />$ydroloeic Balance: PG 1-2 appeared to have managed Spring runoff adequately. The series of <br />backhoe bucket depressions between check dams appear to have functioned adequately to slow flows <br />down. Stockpond l-c was holding water, however seeping at toe of embankment was noted. <br />Embardanent does not show evidence of saturation. This seeping does not appear to compronuse the <br />embankment. Sealing of the bottom of the pond should occur when pond dries out. <br />Spoil Springs drairring to Pond H were flowing. Final disposition of Pond H and Mine 1 contour <br />ditches was discussed with the operator. Pond H was holding water. No problems noted on this <br />southern portion of Mine 1. <br />Upper drainages throughout Eckman Park were inspected. Area 61 PG61-1 remains in good repair. <br />Spoil spring 60- l a flowing to Stockpond 616. No problems noted with Stockpond 61b. This atockpond <br />was discharging clear. Stockpond 61c contained a small puddle of water. No problems noted with this <br />stockpond. Stockpond above 61 c dry, not located in drainage, also not reflected on map 9A 2/3. The <br />Division discussed the questionable utifity of this pond with the operator. PG 9/10-2 sections D, E, F, <br />and PG 9/10-2b sections A and B were inspected and found to be in good order. No problems were <br />noted with Stockponds 26a, 26b, 26c, and 9/10 b and 9/10 c. <br />Stockponds 9/10 f, 9/10 g, and 9/10 I, appeared in satisfactory condition. PG 7-1B, PG 7-1B1, and <br />PG7-1 B2 were in good condition. No problems were noted with Stockponds 7c and 7b. <br />Area 41: Follow up on drainage from atockpond 41h. Minimal flow was observed in PG 41-1 so little <br />incoming flow was reaching stockpond 41h. The operator has not had an opportunity to seal the bottom <br />ofpond 41h since the 5/1/98 inspection. No surface expression in the form of seeps or sattuated elopes <br />was discernable downelope or down boxcut from pond 41h. Inflow to pond 41h deducted to be of <br />limited duration during snowmelt. No stability concerns connected to this pond were observed. <br />