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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 dunng the inspection <br />and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a partial inspection conducted by Kent Gorham of the Colorado Division of Minerals <br />and Geology, The weather was clear and cool after a significant snowstorm on April 10`" <br />Ground conditions were partially snow-covered and muddy. All areas were accessible by <br />foot or vehicle <br />Roads <br />The road to the West Mine area has been recently smoothed and was noted in good <br />condition. Interior roads were in good condition and the contractor loading and transporting <br />the silo coal is maintaining most roads. <br />Hydrologic Balance <br />The water level in Pond 8 remains low. Runoff from the recent storm did not appear to affect <br />water levels significantly. <br />Pond 4 continues to hold a small amount of water in the southeast end. Ditches leading to <br />this pond were traversed on foot and found in excellent condition. <br />Pond 7 held water in the back 2/3rds of the pond. The outlet gate remains closed. Pond 6 <br />was about 3/4ths full of water, pumped from pond 8 in the recent past. The two <br />containments at the West Mine were dry. All ponds, embankments, and spillways appeared <br />in good condition. <br />Processing Waste <br />A small amount of runoff was <br />observed flowing in the rock <br />downdrains on the 11`" The <br />reclaimed RDA outslopes also <br />appeared in excellent condition, <br />as shown in the photo. <br />Support Facilities <br />Hauling of coal from the west <br />coal silo continues 24 hours a <br />day. Large highway legal haul <br />trucks continue a circuit from <br />the mine to the Portland <br />Cement plant near Florence. <br />