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<br />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 partial inspection of the Carbon Junction Coal Mine was conducted by DMG staff <br />from the DMG Durango Office, 484 Turner Drive, Building F, Suite 101, Durango, CO <br />81301, phone (970) 247-5469. Jim Hendricks was not available to accompany the <br />DMG inspector. <br />Request for Address Verification On 5/2/99, DMG was informed by the US Post <br />Office of a new mailing address for Oakridge Energy: P.O. Box 5280, Durango, CO <br />81301-6815. Please verify the correct mailing address for Oakridge Energy. <br />No activities were observed at the Carbon Junction Mine during the time of this <br />inspection. Reclamation progress was evident for the rock fill area. <br />Mine identification sign was posted at the mine entrance. Topsoil signs were observed <br />on topsoil stockpiles. Permit boundary markers were observed. <br />Public access is controlled by gate and fence, gate was open. Haul road within permit <br />area is asphalt surfaced. Access roads are gravel/dirt surfaced. All roads were well <br />maintained. Road side drainage ditches and culverts appeared clear and functional. <br />Sediment clean-up, resulting from seasonal runoff from recently topsoiled areas, <br />appeared current. Surface drainage from the rock fill area reports to sediment pond for <br />treatment prior to discharge. <br />Sediment Pond 1, located at the far south end of the permit area, was dry. Primary <br />spillway was clear and stable, no discharge noted. Secondary spillway was well <br />vegetated and stable, no evidence of recent discharge. Pond embankment, inslopes <br />and inlets appeared well vegetated and stable. <br />Sediment Pond 2, located along the west side of the permit area, was holding water, <br />water depth visually estimated at approximately 6". Primary spillway was clear and <br />functional, no discharge noted. Secondary spillway appeared stable, no evidence of <br />recent discharge. Pond embankment appeared stable. Rock check dams in the inlet <br />ditch were intact. Evidence of recent ditch maintenance and sediment clean-out was <br />observed in portions of the inlet ditch. <br />