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Blow ere commenle oo the inepectioo. 1Le commenla in^6~A' discussion of obeavelione mule dmmg the mspectioa Camnwate also deeaibe mw enforcemes! sctlom hten doing the oepectim end the facts or evidence eopportog the e~ercemeot actloa This was a complete final bond release inspection of the Canadian Strip Mine. Participating in the inspection were: Dale Moore, a landowner, Paul Gayer from IGd Energy ; Jerry Koblitz from Greystone; Randy Pair from the Federal Uffice of Surface Mining (USM}, and Sandra Brown from the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG). A representative from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), another hurd owner, was unable to participate in the inspection. BLM has requested that the fences be replaced in accordance with the original grazing aIlotments. Leroy Spaulding, a fenicn contractor, met briefly with Jerry- Koblitz to find out where the fences are to go. Permit boundary fences wr71 be removed and reinstalled ae requested by the BLM. However, Mr. Koblitz will not have any fence work done until he gets an indication from the DMG end the OSM that the vegetation data submitted by Greystone will be acceptable. He does not went to potentially jeopardize the reclamation by cattle grating if additional vegetation sampling will be necessary. OSM and the DMG will be reviewing the vegetation data this month. During the inspection, the weather was clear, and the sits was dry although there was some evidence of a snow that had fallen a couple days earlier. W e walked the entire site beginnatg at Pond 2 near the eonthern end of the permit area. Boadfl A two track "access mad" is apparent on site running fiorn the entrance to Pond 1. The road has been seeded and revegelated, but according to Mr. Koblitz it is impossible to prevent access. Mr. Moore want the "road" to remain in place end has requested that a gate be installed at the mad when the fences are replaced. The "rand" was included ar the vegeffition study and it appears that a couple of ttansec~ fell withal the "mad" corridor. No problems concerning stability or drainage were observed. $ydmlogic Balance Ponds 1 and 2 have been approved u permanent structnrea. Pond 1 was dry which is normal for this time of year. Mr. Kobfitz said it normally ie dry by October. No problems with Pond 1 were observed. Pond 2 corttaated water, but there waa not discharge. A settling crack ie apparent along the contour on the western pond slope. The settling occurred shortly after grading. No movement has been noted for several years and the slope is stable. A third pond in ttte southeast comer of the permit area was reclaimed in 1991. The area is well vegetated. No problems were noted. Mr. Koblitz took a measurement in the remaining ground water monitoring well. The water level was 50.33 feet from the top of the catdrtg. Mr. Moore recently obtained a well permit for this well, as approved in Minor Revision No. 11. Therefore, it will remain. Backfill and Grading The mine site was backfilled and graded to approxiamte original contour. Phase I bond release was granted in 1988. Gre}'stone has conducted rill and gully repairs annually. These have been minor in extent. Repair areas were observed in the field and are stable.