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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. This was a partial inspection as part of the regular program. The inspection was conducted on 1 July 1997 by Jim Burnell of Division of Minerals and Geology, beginning at 1 p.m. No representative of the operator was present. Weather was clear and extremely windy, as a front was blowing in. Signs & Markers: All the signs are in place and appropriate. Roads: The access road is well-maintained, ditches are stable and the road corridor is in good repair. Hydrologic Balance: The ditch PD-3 is dry now, no flowing or standing water. Pond G water is cloudy, with level 2' below outlet. The culvert upstream of Pond G is in good shape, open and unobstructed. Pond F water is clear, with the level 12" below discharge. The dam face has been recently trampled by cattle. Vegetation (grasses) on the dam has come along well. Drainage PD-4 is stable. Some areas that had been eroded are now repaired. Pond D water is clear, the level 6" below discharge. There is still erosion on the windward face of the dam, while the rest of the dam is stable. The dam and pond D area have recently been visited by cattle. Water in Pond C is cloudy, with the water level 3' below the outlet. Aquatic vegetation has developed and appears to be thriving behind the baffles in Pond C, sheltered from the wind. Water in Pond B is slightly cloudy, 12" below the drain. The dam itself is stable, vegetation present. Pond A water is mostly clear, with some areas of cloudiness as the wind is stirring up the pond. Water level is 6" below the outlet. Pond E water is clear, 30" below the outlet. The dam is in good shape, with vegetation effected by recent cattle intrusion. Topsoil: Rills near on the east side of PD-3 drainage swale, noted in the May report, have been repaired. There is some minor erosion in two locations that had not been noted previously - down the west-facing slope of PD-3 drainage ( minor rills) and some eroded (breeched) contour furrows on the North-facing slope of drainage PD-4, emanating from near the older reclaimed area. The ditch below the twin culvers in drainage PD-4 has not yet been repaired. Fish & Wildlife: Two antelope were spotted in the shop area above Pond D. Two unidentified wading birds, along with 6 ducks and numerous killdeer, were seen at Pond D. Numerous rodents, especially, again, around Pond D. A cottontail rabbit was encountered near Pond A.