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MINESITE INSPECTION NARRATIVE MARCH 30, 1994 Flatiron Co Box 229 Boulder, Colorado 80306 Bourg Strip Personnel Present during the Inspection: Randy Division of Geology and Minerals Gary Fritz Albuquerque Field Office\Office of Surface Mining #244 ` 1 Weather and Ground Conditions During the Inspection: Warm and clear with snow cover in patches across the mine and loadout facility ,,~~~ENERAL COMMENTS This was a complete oversight inspection. The State was notified regarding my intent to inspect and was able to send someone with me to conduct a joint inspection. The mine has been reclaimed as of 1988. The area was graded, resoiled and planted with cover in phases beginning as -early as------- 1984 and was completed in 1988. There are no sediment ponds on the reclaimed mine. Drainage control was devised through sedcad and built to contain storm runoff from a design storm event. I have not been able to view the area in any detail during the last two oversight inspections because of snow cover. Patches of area were open, but it was not clear as to how the drainage control system was ope~atinq. There was still snow cover on some of the areas but more of .it was exposed~~his time than,had been in the past. There y~a~', no~~sign of runoff occurring during this inspection. Apparently there is some because the State has permitted the pperator..~.o leave a drainage structure~.;,a gully per permit approval July 26,, 190,, that is;l~,ocated near tk}~ southern perimeter of the digtuL~ed~,area. The arroyo is forming parallel with a line that was once one of the main interior haul roads that was on the mine prior to reclamation. The drainagQ„isl;near the old road bed. The question was asked about permit limitation requirements for maintenance .on the arroyo. The commept was made that maintenance will be re~uied if depzmed necessary ~p,+.the Division staff. A numbe~,uo~.rock check d~tn$ were noted in the arroyo. - ~.:- - Another question raised, during the inspection was raised about the need to cgrtify the drainage control.ilsystem on an annual basis. the rep,ly,,;was that tf~e requiremen't,~,f~or certification is not included. in, the regulations at this:~time. If and when the .._. ._Cf in' ... .ii.i i7U 1, .. ...