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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. General Comments This was a complete quarterly inspection conducted by Dan Mathews of the DMG Grand Junction Field Office. The reclaimed Loma Loadout was inspected at 7:30 am, mine site at 9:00 am. Weather was clear and very warm; site conditions were dry. There was no activity at the mine or loadout site at the time of the inspection. There was modest, cloudy flow in East Salt Creek; no flow in Munger Creek. Operator did not accompany me during the inspection, but I did contact Walter Whitledge at the mine office at the conclusion of the inspection. Availability of Records Office records were reviewed on the afternoon of June 6. Required records were on file and up to date through the 15~ quarter, 2006 with the exception of 15~ quarter 2006 coal mine waste pile P.E. certification. The certification (signed 4/4/06, based on inspection of March 24, 2006), was provided by P.E. James E. Stover, on 6/6/06. A copy of the 1~~ quarter 2006 certification report needs to be placed on file at the mine office. Sions and Markers The Mine I.D. signs at both the mine and loadout need to be replaced or revised to reflect the permittee name change to CAM Mining LLC. Marcia Whitledge at the mine office indicated the signs had been ordered and were to be delivered and erected shortly. Roads Some of the road maintenance items noted in the previous site inspection had been conducted, but additional maintenance is warranted in some locations. Maintenance work is warranted along the canyon section of the mine bench access road, to clear rock fall and sediment from the road ditch. At the third CMP road culvert inlet, the berm adjacent to the inlet sump has been built up recently, and needs to be seeded. Installation of a series of water bars between the third and fourth CMP road culvert inlets is recommended, to direct road drainage to the inside road ditch. At the fifth road culvert, sediment material recently cleaned out of the inlet sump had been placed on top of the road berm. The material needs to be pulled off the berm (to prevent sloughage over the outslope), placed in an appropriate storage location, and seeded. The disturbed berm segment will need to be seeded following removal of the material. Other berm locations along the road that were disturbed or built up by recent maintenance activity should also be seeded. Seeding should be conducted during the summer (mid July -mid August) seeding period. Water bars installed last fall along the two-track road that provides access to the small topsoil stockpile adjacent to the lower segment of the Munger Canyon haul road have been breached. These water bars need to be restored, and enlarged, as appropriate, to ensure that flow is diverted off the two-track. Areas disturbed by water bar repairs should be seeded following completion. There is rock and woody debris lodged at the inlet of the 36" road culvert near the waste disposal area pond embankment, slightly constricting the inlet opening. The debris should be removed. 3