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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. Hydrologic Balance (cont'dl Pond 015 spilling over top of primary riser; clear discharge approximately 15 gpm. A beaver was observed in the pond, as well as recent evidence of beaver activity including fresh cut aspens near the pond and a collapsed burrow near the bank. The beaver(s) had not (yet) attempted to obstruct the primary spillway and there was no evidence of burrowing into the embankment. Pond 016 emergency spillway was recently raised and additional rock installed. Water was spilling over the top of the primary riser; discharge clear, approximately 20 gpm. Pond 016A NE inlet erosion had been properly repaired/riprapped. Water level was 6" below the top of the primary riser; no discharge. Damaged wells below the 016A embankment have not yet been sealed; the sealing plan which will entail pulling the surface well casings and filling the holes with cement, is scheduled for this field season. The french drain previously installed in the well location was functioning properly. Pond 017 spilling over the top of the primary riser; discharge clear, approximately 60 gpm. Backfillina and Gradin Wadge Pit backfilling is ahead of schedule and Wolf Creek backfilling is contemporaneous. No new slides or slumps (or re-initiation of slumping in previous slide repair areas) was observed on final graded areas. Some scour and minor gullying was noted in segments of the recently constructed "A" and "B" pit permanent channels, and repairs will be necessary. The operator recently completed the 2005 Rill and Gully Survey, and the drainage segments of concern were properly identified and scheduled for repair. Scattered locations of hillslope erosion were also noted on the Survey, and repair work had recently been initiated, beginning on the slopes above the oil well, where gully backfilling and minor regrading as recommended in the previous inspection report had been completed. Seeding of these repair areas will be required, along with roughening and seeding of remnant scraper routes in the vicinity. The areas of extensive rill and gully repair activity in the upper "A" and "B" pit areas, including diversion grading, are not as evident as last year, as vegetation is becoming established in these locations.