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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the <br />inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or <br />evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a regular complete inspection of the Marr Mine conducted by 1im Burnell of DMG, beginning at 103( <br />am, 22 July 1997. The weather was warm, partly cloudy, and calm. The inspector was unaccompanied. Jim <br />Mossman of the Kerr Coal Company was present at the mine office. The mine site is dry as there has been very <br />little rainfall in weeks. An unusual abundance of wildlife was noted during the inspection. <br />Availability of Records: The mine records, currently maintained at the office of TerraMatrix in <br />Steamboat Springs, are in disarray. While the inspector was able to eventually locate all the necessary <br />records, it wasn't easy. The records should be readily accessible and easy to find even if the principle <br />"custodian" isn't present at the TerraMatrix office at the time of the inspection. <br />Sigos/Markers: Signs need to be modified to include the DMG, as per rule 40.30.2 (3). <br />Roads: The entrance (light use) road is well maintained and in good condition. Likewise, the road to <br />access Pond G is functional. <br />Hydrologic Balance: Pond G water is clear, 28 inches below discharge. Both the dam and the <br />emergency spillway are stable and in good condition. There is evidence of cattle intrusion all around <br />the pond. The water is Pond F is also cleaz, standing 14 inches below the outlet. The dam and the <br />emergency spillway are both stable. There has also obviously been a lot of cattle activity at Pond F. <br />Pond A water is clear, standing 14 inches below the outfall; the dam and the emergency spillway are <br />both stable. In Pond D, the water was cleaz, ] 0 inches below discharge. Pond C is nearly dry, with no <br />discharge and the water muddy-looking. The level stands 3 feet below discharge. Pond B still <br />contains a good bit of water, as it stands 22 inches below the outlet. All these dams are stable. Pond E <br />is lush with hydrophytic vegetation. Water level of Pond E is about 30 inches below discharge, but the <br />area below the dam is still wet. <br />There has been no activity yet to repair the drainage between the double culverts and Pond E <br />(extension of Drainage PD4). The drainage from the double culverts to Pond E is stable below the <br />eroded area. <br />Drainage PD3 is stable and dry. The drainage between Canadian mine and Pond A is stable <br />and is still moist (evidenced by the lush vegetation along the drainageway.) <br />The drainage from the 720 Pit generally held up well through the runoff season. Only at the <br />lower end has it become incised to arty extent. There the rock piles (check dants) are stable and have <br />not been washed out; they served to slow and spread the water flow during runoff. Further up the <br />drainage, the channelway is broader (5 - 12 feet wide) and not incised at all. More perennial vegetation <br />would be very helpful in this channelway; currently the vegetation is mostly low-growing annuals. <br />General Mine Plan Compliance: The perimeter fence is secure and in good repair everywhere I encountered it. <br />Topsoil: Four inches of silt has been removed from behind the felt silt fence row at the SAE at the top <br />of the hill east of the Pit 1 reclaimed azea. This should prevent the fence from being overtopped in the <br />next runoff season. The Pit 1 area was traversed and saw no significant erosion around the PD3 <br />drainage. <br />