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MINESITE INSPECTION NARRATIVE 1 <br />MARCH 30, 1994 <br />Flatiron Co <br />Box 229 <br />Boulder, Colorado 80306 <br />Bourg Strip <br />Personnel Present during the Inspection: <br />Randy Division of Geology and Minerals <br />Gary Fritz Albuquerque Field Office\Office of Surface Mining <br />x`244 - - - <br />Weather and Ground Conditions During the Inspection: <br />Warm and clear with snow cover in patches across the mine and <br />loadout facility <br />;~,~~ENERAL COMMENTS <br />This was a complete oversight inspection. The State was notified <br />regarding my intent to inspect and was able to send someone with me <br />to,ponduct a. joint inspection. <br />The mine has been reclaimed as of 1988. The area was graded, <br />resoiled and planted with cover in phases beginning as -early as-------- <br />1984 and was completed in 1988. There are no sediment ponds on the <br />reclaimed mine. Drainacje control was devised through sedcad and <br />built to contain storm runoff from a design storm event. I have <br />not been able to view the area in any detail during the last two <br />oversight inspections because of snow cover. Patches of area were <br />open,byt it was not clear as to how the drainage control system was <br />oQe~rgiting.,.There was still snow cover on some of the areas but <br />more of .it was exposed~~his time than ..had been in the past. There <br />Yl~g,. no~ sign of runoff occurring during this inspection. <br />Apparently there is some because the State has permitted the <br />pperator,~o leave a dra.i age structure~.a gully per permit approval <br />July, 26,, ]`9~~Q,, that is~~ocated near t~_southern perimeter of the <br />d~~uz}ied area. The arroyo is forming parallel with a line that <br />u-.. .. <br />was once one of the main interior haul roads that was on the mine <br />prior to reclamation. The drainagg,.,~s,i~ear the old road bed. The <br />question was asked about permit limitation requirements for <br />maintenance .on the arroyo. The comment was made that maintenance <br />will be. .:required if dep.,med.necessa~y, ~y_the Division staff. A <br />numbep,Up£irock check d~~~ were noted in the arroyo. <br />Another question raised. during the inspection was raised about the <br />.•. <br />need to;cgr„tify the drainage controlilpy~stem on an annual basis. <br />the replyu,was that the requiremeln't ,„for certification is not <br />included.,i~n the regulations at this.1time. If and when the <br />.. ',:Jll' .. ... ~ l.itti~ <br />