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. w. <br /> <br />III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />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 partial inspection of the Carbon Junction Coal Mine was conducted by Wally <br />Erickson from the DMG Durango Office, 484 Turner Drive, Building F, Suite 101, <br />Durango, CO 81301, phone 19701 247-5469. Reclamation activities were active <br />during the time of this inspection. Jim Hendricks was on site but not available to <br />accompany the DMG inspector. <br />Signs & Markers -Mine identification sign was posted at the mine entrance. Public <br />access is controlled by gate and fence, gate was open. Permit boundary markers were <br />observed. Topsoil stockpile signs were posted. <br />Roads -Haul roads and access roads were well maintained. Haul road within permit <br />area is asphalt surfaced. Road side drainage ditches and culverts appeared clear and <br />functional. New culvert sections had been installed at the MUA access road to allow <br />realignment of the MUA access roads. <br />Backfill & Grading -Dozer was grading the rock fill area. Topsoil stockpile located <br />immediately across the haul road from the rock fill area was being surveyed. <br />Hydrologic Balance -Sediment pond 1, located at the south end of the permit area, <br />was dry. Primary and secondary spillways appeared clear and stable. Pond <br />embankments were well vegetated and appeared stable. <br />Sediment pond 2, located along the west side of the permit area was moist, no <br />measurable water depth, no discharge noted. Primary and secondary spillways <br />appeared clear and stable. Pond embankment was well vegetated and stable. Rock <br />check dams located in steep section of pond inlet ditch were intact and stable. <br />Support Facilities -Mutual Use Area (MUA) contained numerous vehicles, heavy <br />equipment, material stockpiles, truck scale and fuel storage tanks. Fuel storage tanks <br />appeared intact, no evidence of rupture or leakage. Fuel tanks, 55-gallon drums, and <br />recycle asphalt stockpile were surrounded by spill containment berms. <br />