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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. Pond 016 was full, with water spilling over the top of the spillway riser. Discharged water was clear, approximately 40 gpm, roughly equivalent to the flow volume out of the french drain. There were beaver holes along the north side of the pond and one hole started into the embankment near the spillway riser. The beaver needs to be removed and the hole in the embankment repaired. There was a relatively recent scarp 12"-18" high in the slide area on the slope above the southeast end of the pond. The scarp is approximately 30' to 40' from the upper limit of the "brush line", which is the area that has been graded in the past. This slide area will be inspected by the DMG engineer later this month. Pond 17 was also full, spilling over the top of the primary riser, and discharging clear water. There were fresh beaver slides and cuttings at Pond 17 also. The beaver may need to be removed if its activities affect spillway functioning or integrity of the embankment. A temporary ditch/berm-had been constructed late last fall to route disturbed area drainage from the active Wedge pit, spoil, and topsoil stripped areas along the light use road and into Pond 017, rather than allowing disturbed runoff to enter Hubberson Gulch upstream of the pond. The temporary measure appears to have been relatively effective in diverting disturbed drainage away from the gulch, but there were breaches in a couple locations that need to be repaired promptly. There was no designed collection ditch specified for this location in the approved permit, but the Division has requested. that such design be provided in the mid-term review, completed in late 2003. ~ At Sediment Pond 9, water level was approximately 3 feet below the top of the primary riser, and there was no discharge. Sediment Pond 15 was full and spilling over the top of the primary riser. Discharge water was clear, There were signs of recent beaver activity but the spillway was not obstructed and there were no excavations of the embankment. The beaver may need to be removed if its activities affect spillway functioning or integrity of the embankment. Backfiiling and Gradinsl "D" Pit Area ~ Final grading including drainage channel construction has been largely completed in the "D" Pit disturbance areas. ~ Repairs are necessary on the steep lower segment of Drainage Channel 005-E7. Grading and riprap replacement will be necessary to restore the design channel in