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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE ~~ 9= 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. hydroseeder with water. The water in the pond was milky but there was no discharge. The operator will floc the pond before discharging. There was no water in the north topsoil storage area pond. There was black water in the train loadout pond but this pond does not dischazge into We river. The water is pumped out and put into another pond. The operator is planing on the construction of a new sedimentation pond at the train loadout. All of the other ponds had some water in them. Refuse Piles Material is being placed into the refuse pile extension. Sylvester Gulch shaft construction muck and development waste were being placed onto the west side of the refuse pile extension while pond cleanings were being placed at the east end. Reclamation operations continue at the main refuse pile. No problems were observed at the Lone Pine Gulch development waste pile. The azea was well vegetated. The operator was hydroseeding many of the slopes and some of the subsoil and topsoil stockpiles in Sylvester Gulch. Also, erosion stabilizing matte was being applied to some of the slopes in Sylvester Gulch. The only place where silt fence needed repair was at the lazge water tank location. The fence had been disturbed by animals. All of the other silt fence that had been observed were in good shape There were no problems with fugitive dust at the mine site. No problems were observed with any of the facilities. Work continues in Sylvester Gulch.