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III. 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 during the inspection <br />and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a partial inspection conducted by Kent Gorham of CDMG. This former <br />underground mine is reclaimed. Remaining buildings and structures are approved to remain <br />as permanent structures. Mr. luppa, the landowner, was present during the initial portion of <br />the inspection. Ground conditions were wet and muddy in many places due to heavy rain <br />the previous evening. <br />Roads <br />The main access road into the site appeared in good condition. No rutting or damage due to <br />wet conditions was noted. Surfacing seems to be good in all areas. The road crossing #1 <br />was slightly muddy but flows had passed this location with no downcutting or rutting in the <br />road surface. <br />Hvdroloaic Balance <br />The single sediment pond at the site was full to within an inch of the tube of the 4-inch riser <br />pipe. The trash rack was found solidly in-place. Discharge was occurring through a crack or <br />joint some 3-4 inches below the top of the riser. Discharge was estimated at 3-4 gallons per <br />minute. The riser is designed to discharge over the top of the riser through the trash rack. <br />The discharge was observed at the outlet pipe on the west side of the embankment where <br />an H flume is located. The discharge was clear with only the slightest hint of a cloudy <br />appearance. Given that the storm event occurred the previous evening about 8 PM, the <br />discharge was not sampled and believed to be in compliance with the applicable effluent limit <br />for settleable solids within 48 hours of a storm runoff event. The staff gauge on the side of <br />the flume is rusted out on the lowest one inch of the gauge. Please replace this gauge to <br />accurately record future discharge readings. <br />One of the newly installed contour ditches on the refuse slope had breached as this ditch <br />approaches the riprap section of Refuse Ditch No. 1. Flows caused no damage below the <br />breach and entered the ditch below without incident. This ditch should be repaired as soon <br />as practical. <br />The material cleaned from the sediment pond earlier this year had been spread to speed the <br />drying process. Additional spreading may be necessary as this material becomes workable <br />again. (see photo) <br />The southern edge of the riprap ditch had been repaired due to some gullying along this <br />edge of the ditch. (see photo) <br />