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Division's inspections. The public uses the site for firearms target practice and litter <br />associated with this activity is accumulating on the site. <br />Impoundments and Earthen Structures Remaining on the Site <br />The site has no impoundments or earthen structures. <br />Risks to Public Health, Safety and Environment <br />A potential risk to public health, safety, and environment at the Coal Gulch site would be <br />the steep slope next to the access road. The Division has installed a steel cable to <br />mitigate this hazazd. This road provides public access to the Perins Peak State Wildlife <br />Area. The Colorado Division of Wildlife, and others, are responsible for maintenance of <br />this road. <br />The Coal Gulch site is not located near or above any urbanized areas, communities, <br />occupied dwellings, schools, or other public or commercial buildings or facilities. <br />Sediment and Erosion Control Function <br />The slope at the portal face-up area appears erosionally stable. The access road is <br />severely gullied and is passable only by four-wheel drive. Erosion from the access road <br />makes its way to the ditch next to U.S. Highway 160. Sediment appears to have flowed <br />down the steep slope next to the access road down to a sediment fan in the flat valley <br />bottom of the adjoining Coal Gulch Mine. <br />Estimate of Continuing Safety, Health or Environmental Problems <br />The Division believes that the safety, health, and environmental concerns at the Amess- <br />McGriffin Mine are minimal and have been reduced to the extent possible. The site poses <br />no imminent threats to human safety or the environment and none aze expected to <br />develop. Due to the location of the mine next to U.S. Highway 160, the site should be <br />periodically inspected to ensure that there is no off-site impact from sediment transport <br />and for checking maintenance of the post and cable guardrail next to the access road. <br />Proposed Inspection Frequency <br />The Division proposes to reduce the statutory inspection frequency to four inspections <br />annually: one complete and three partial inspections. This inspection frequency should <br />be sufficient for monitoring erosion, noxious weeds, condition of the post and steel <br />guardrail, and for identifying maintenance needs before they develop into more serious <br />concerns. <br />