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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during <br />the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the <br />facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a complete inspection of the Carbon Junction Mine conducted by Tom Kaldenbach of CDMG. <br />No one represented the operator during the field portion of the inspection. Matt Gavin of Goff Engineering <br />and Surveying was present during the records check at the Goff office. The gravel operation was active on <br />the site. The ground was dry. <br />Availability of Records <br />All required records were available (see attached list). <br />Siens and Markers <br />The mine i.d. sign is properly displayed at the entrance. <br />Roads <br />The North pit haul road is surfaced with cobbles. The road is rough, but passable. Water bars that cross <br />the road discourage public access. The road extending up the north side of the South Pit reclamation is <br />severely gullied and needs repair (see discussion of Slides and Damage, below). <br />Hvdrolo¢ic Balance <br />Both ponds (1 and 2) were dry. The drop inlet riser culvert at both ponds was in good shape. The flumes <br />at both outfalls were in good condition. Embankments of both ponds were well-vegetated and appeared <br />stable. <br />Backtill and Grading <br />(The Backfilling and Grading section of the September 2004 inspection report mistakenly said there were <br />no rilling or gullying problems in the South pit reclaimed area.) The South pit backfilling, regrading, and <br />topsoiling was completed in 2003. It was hit by lazge storms in September 2004, creating numerous gullies <br />(see discussion of damage, below). <br />Roughly 1,0001ineal feet of the Carbon Junction channel remains to be excavated. <br />No further backfilling has been done in the North pit since 2003. <br />