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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 wsis a complete inspection of the reclaimed Hamilton Mine. Dave Andews accompanied me on the inspection. The weather was clear and dry. Records were checked in the landfill office located near the mine. A checklist of available records is attached. Roads Roads were clear and in good condition. Hvdrolc~gic Balance Pond A, was dry. Pond B contained water. Several Tamarisk were noted on the banks of Pond B. A management plan for treating the tamarisk should be developed with the county or local weed manager and submitted to the Division as a minor revision to be included in the permit, if you do not already have one. A recently approved rule change to Rule 4.15.1 requires all operators to submit a weed management plan. A copy of the amended rules is available at the Division office and is also available on-line at www.mininaCcilstate.co.us under the Rules &Regs title on the left side of the main page. RevegE;tation The reclaimed area was walked. A number of species were observed in the reclamation with a strong showing of shrubs. Observed species were: Fourwing saltbrush, big sagebrush, winterfat, blue grams (the predominant grass), sand dropseed, needlegrass, broom snakeweed, and Indian ricegrass. Reclamation success was detrimentally impacted by the drought as evidenced by the number of dead grass bunches scattered across the reclamation. It is unclear if these are still alive. Mr. Andrews said this is as big concern for them as they would have been eligible for bond release. He thought the Indian ricegrass was especially hard hit. Due to the drought die-off, they do not believe they will achieve the required revegetation success standard. This will need to be evaluated.