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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. DITCHES AND CULVERTS The inlet to culvert MC-4 could use some touching up, although the culvert was still functional. All of the other culverts were clear. There is a 20 foot section of the west collection ditch leading into Deer pond that could use some touching up. The section is located about 150 feet west of the Deer pond. The ditch is still functional, however. The other ditches at the mine site were in good shape. SPRINGS AND SEEPS The Johnson spring was flowing a[ about 30 to 40 gpm. The Cottonwood and Wapiti springs were flowing at about 10 gpm. Some of the flow was due [o snowmelt. The seep below the Coyote dam was flowing at about 10 gpm. The East Pyeatt spring was flowing at about 30 [0 40 gpm. The seep below No Name no. 5 was flowing a trickle. The seep near the Ute pond spillway was flowing at a small trickle. The seep near the Elk pond spillway was wet but not flowing. PIT AREAS Almost all of the spoil piles have been regraded at Derringer pit. Portions of one spoil pile remains. The dragline was at the extreme north end of the pit, building a bench on the east side. At Ashmore pit, the dragline was at the north end of the pit. Coal was being removed from Ashmore. Drilling was taking place on [he east side of [he Ashmore pit. Topsoil was being stripped above Ashmore, high on the hill. The southern section of the Hawkins pit has been almost completely graded. One small section remains to be rough graded. There were no spoil piles at the northern section of the Hawkins pit. There was no activity at the Enfield pit. The operator was grading ash at the Johnson drainage side of the ash pit. RECLAMATION Generally speaking, the reclamation areas stood up well [o the springtime snow melt. Once again, [he former gullies, that Trapper had filled with soil and brush, held up well. Unlike last year, [he