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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. to be seeded. The haulage route also needs [o be seeded. SEDIMENTATION PONDS Several ponds were discharging, from snowmel[ and/or from mine water pumpage. The Ute pond was discharging at a trickle and the water appeared to be clear. All East Pyeatt ponds, nos. 1, 2 and 3, were discharging. East Pyeatt no. 3 is the NPDES point and the discharge was at about 50 gpm. The discharge was a little cloudy but was well incompliance. All of the Johnson ponds were discharging. Johnson no. ]0, the NPDES point, was discharging at about 60 to 80 gpm, and the discharge was clear. All three No Name ponds, nos. 2, 4 and 5, were discharging as well. The NPDES point was at No Name no. 5, and the discharge was at about 100 gpm. The discharge was a little cloudy but was well in compliance. There were trickle discharges at West Buzzard nos. 1 and 3. The concrete apron at the inlet to the Flume at West Buzzard no. 3 needs repair. A small crack in the concrete is allowing a very small trickle of water to flow underneath the Flume. The operator committed to repairing the crack soon. The industrial waste pond was discharging at about 10 gpm and the discharge was clear. The Elk pond, the West Pyeatt ponds nos. l and 2 and the West Buzzard pond no. 2 were all close to discharging. There was some water in Deer, Middle Pyeatt no. I, East Buzzard no. 1, Coyote, Far East Buzzard no. I, Oak nos. 1 and 2, Sage no. l and Grouse no. 1. The Sage no. 2, Grouse no. 2, Middle Pyeatt nos. 2 and 3, East Buzzard no. 2 ponds and impoundment H were dry or nearly dry. All embankments appeared to be stable. All spillways and Flumes were functional. The crack in the Wes[ Buzzard no. 3 concrete apron, mentioned above, is a very small crack and did not affect the functionality of the spillway or flume. The oil boom was functioning at the industrial waste pond. Sediment level mazkers were up a[ all of the ponds. Spillway riprap and fabric protection were in good shape. The operator intends to build a pond in Flume Gulch sometime this year. The future cuts for the Ashmore pit will be shorter. Because of these shorter cuts, Ashmore pit will be in Flume Gulch sometime next summer.