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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. This was a complete inspection of the Coal Gulch Mine conducted by of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety. No one else was present. The permit for this mine was revoked more than 10 years ago. DRMS's IML program had reclamation work done on the site in September 1994. The cable no longer blocks access to the site from Hwy 160. Photos taken during the inspection are attached to the end of this report. The ground was dry. Hvdroloeic Balance Both ponds were dry. The upper pond is only a depression on the ground surface that holds water a few feet deep during wet periods. The lower pond receives runoff from much of the former surface facilities area and a seep from the backfilled portal of a pre-law mine. The seep was dry during this inspection. As mentioned in past inspection reports, the remnants of the inlet end of the primary spillway culvert of the lower pond remain on the inslopes of the pond, but the outlet end of the culvert on the outslope of the embankment cannot be found. The open-channel spillway appears to be in good condition. Slides and Damaee No slope stability problems or new erosion were evident. Reclamation Success There is a fair amount of vegetative cover on the disturbed areas, and several patches of thistle that cover a several hundred square feet on the site. The southwest part of the site is being used by an unknown party for storing 40-ft long trailers and various debris (concrete forms and culverts, steel culverts, roots, 55-gallon drums, etc.). These items were first placed there between the December 2006 and March 2007 inspections. 3