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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 aerial inspection was flown on August 18, 2003. There were no compliance <br />problems observed with the mine site during the overflight, The digital images were <br />reviewed on August 25, 2003. <br />Roads <br />The portion of the paved entrance road that was visible in the digital images was in good <br />condition and appeazed to be passable. The bridge over the North Fork of the Gunnison <br />River was also passable. <br />Hydrology <br />There was a small amount of water in the sediment pond. There was the usual volume of <br />water in the Edwazds Portal spring water treatment pond, about 3 or four foot below the <br />top of the pond embankment. Both pond embanlanents appeared to be geo-technically <br />stable. The berm between the mine site and the river appeared to be intact. <br />Facilities <br />There were no problems observed with the office building. <br />Vegetation <br />The vegetation on the flat azea of the mine site is fuming brown. The vegetative cover on <br />the west part of the flat azea appeazs to be somewhat spotty, while the east part has good <br />cover. The vegetation on the reclaimed hill slope was not turning brown as much as was <br />the vegetation in the flat section and there appeazed to be good cover. <br />Slone Stability <br />The slide on the hill slope adjacent to the west side of the mine site appeazs to have slide <br />a fair amount recently. The scarp has grown, exposing more of the rock and coal face. <br />c:/word/beaz3/insp0803 <br />