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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below aze 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 partial inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DMG. No one represented the operator <br />during the field inspection. There was no snow on the flat area of the mine site but there was some snow on the <br />reclaimed hillslope. The entire site was wet from snowmelt. <br />Siens and Mazkers <br />The Bost that holds the mine ID sign has been knocked down and needs to be put back up. Surface disturbance <br />mazkers were up around the site. <br />Roads <br />The paved haul road was in good condition and was passable, as was the bridge over the North Fork of the <br />Gunnison River. The cable across the road at the top of the hill was down. The gate at the mine site entrance was <br />locked and the "no trespassing" sign was up on the gate. <br />Facilities <br />There were no problems with the run-down mine office building. <br />Hydrology <br />There was a good amount of standing water in the sediment pond, to within 6 inches of the primary discharge <br />pipe invert. The gated valve was closed. The pond embankment was stable., The collection ditch leading into the <br />pond was well vegetated and had sufficient capacity. <br />The Edwazds Mine portal spring treatment pond was discharging at about 20 gpm. The dischazge was the usual <br />orange-colored water that has been shown in the past to be in compliance. The ditch and culvert that brought the <br />spring water to the treatment pond was functional. The temperature of the spring water was 99 degrees <br />Fahrenheit at a point 15 feet below where it was coming out of the hillside. <br />The caps were on both of the alluvial well pipes. There was some snowmelt that ponded azound the west alluvial <br />well. This ponding should be prevented. <br />Reclamation <br />The cracks in the backfilled west portals are continuing to fill up with sediment. There was no odor of <br />smoldering coal on the reclaimed portal bench. <br />c:/word/beaz3(insp0306 <br />