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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations <br />made during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during <br />the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a partial inspection of the Hayden Gulch Loadout conducted by Jim Stark of <br />CDMG. The loadout is currently in temporary cessation. The weather was warm and <br />clear with a bit of wind and the ground was dry. <br />Availability of Records: All of the necessary records were available at the <br />Montgomery Watson Harza offices in Steamboat Springs, CO. <br />Signs and Markers: All of the required signs (including the mine ID sign, permit <br />boundary markers, topsoil stockpile markers, etc.) were in good shape and properly <br />displayed. <br />Roads: Haul Road 1, Haul Road 2 and the access road to the office were all dry and <br />appeared to be stable and in good condition. The vegetation that is growing on <br />these roads due to inactivity is beginning to turn green, Access to the loadout is via <br />the Tie-Across-Haul-Road of Seneca Coal Company. This road was well maintained <br />and in good condition. <br />Hydrologic Balance: -The loadout truck loop pond (pond 1) contained water several <br />feet below the discharge pipe. The pond is well vegetated and appeared to be <br />stable and in good condition. The vegetation was beginning to grow and turn <br />green. It did not look like the pond has discharged this year in response to runoff. <br />- The loadout rail loop pond (pond 2) was dry. The pond is well vegetated, The pond <br />appeared to be stable and in good condition as well. <br />-All of the ditches were clear and appeared to be stable. The side slopes of all of <br />the ditches are well vegetated and the vegetation is beginning to grow. The ditches <br />were clear of debris and sediment. <br />- The culverts that run under the facilities area to pond 2 were clean and appeared <br />to be functioning properly. <br />Fish & Wildlife: There were about five deer sitting under the loadout structure at the <br />beginning of the inspection. <br />