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lll. COMMENTS - COMPLL4NCE Below aze 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 was a complete inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DBMS. No one represented the operator during the field inspection. Basil Bear was present for the records check. There has been a lot of rain at the site in the past two weeks. The site was wet during the field inspection. Unit Train Loadout The contractor has begun major demolition work at the train loadout. In just about four weeks, all metal structures, including the overhead conveyor system and loadout bin, have been brought to the ground for cutting up and removal. In addition, the three large concrete silos have been brought down using a specialized excavator and a wrecking ball. The loadout area is filled with the metal structures and concrete chunks. For the lazge amount of demolition accomplished in such a short time, there have not been any offsite impacts and not one complaint from the public. Bowie has done a commendable job. All three entrance gates were open, with a mine ID sign up at on each gate. The sediment control system is still functioning properly. There was no water in the sediment pond. The upland diversion ditch and culverts above the pond were functioning properly. The central diversion ditch and culvert system was also operational, with water passing through the system. The west side collection ditch had sufficient capacity. The contractor also is in the process of removing the last 1400 feet of the railroad track at the unit train loadout East Mine There has been some recent reclamation work at the east mine. Concrete-lined ditches and other concrete items are being broken up. The operator must continue to ensure that, when the concrete lining is removed from the ditches, the ditch cross section is reestablished. The substation is also being demolished. Much of the equipment and fencing associated with the substation has been removed. There were a few power poles on and stacked up next to a flatbed. All of the metal has been removed from the utilities bench. The gate at the mine entrance was locked. The mine ID sign was up on the gate. The paved haul road and dirt access and light use roads were passable. The access road up to the utilities bench had a lot of small rocks on it but the rocks were small enough to be removed for passage. The sediment control system was functional. Culverts were clear and ditches had sufficient capacity. There was no standing water in either of the four bin wall ponds. The ponds' discharge structures were functioning and the bin walls themselves appeared to be stable. The west ridge waste pile was well vegetated. There were no signs of slope instability. The collection ditches and diversion structures were functioning well. There was only a small amount of standing water in the west ridge waste pile pond. The discharge structures were operational. The several topsoil stockpiles at the east mine were vegetated and the topsoil signs were up. Surface disturbance markers defined the disturbed area. The cut and fill slopes showed no signs of slope instability.