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~~ <br />~f <br /> <br />I .3'u~ <br /> <br />and the facts or.`evi~ce supporting`the enfo ct ement action. <br />A complete quarterly inspection of the Roadside Portals Mine was conducted by Dan Mathews <br />of the DMG Grand Junction Office. The inspection was conducted on the afternoon of <br />December ! 8, beginning at 1:30 p.m., and continued on December 22, beginning at 9:00 a.m. In <br />addition. Pond I = ~~ as inspected on the afternoon of December 5, 1997, to check abatement of <br />NOV C-97-001. .at the time of the NOV abatement inspection, Pond 12 had been completed and <br />certified, and contained minewater below the level of the primary spillway. As a result, a <br />termination notice for NOV C-97-001 was issued at that time. Lany Reschke of PCC was <br />present during the inspection on December 18, and December 22, and Bob Blue was present <br />during the NOV abatement inspection on December 5. <br />Availability of Records ' <br />Required records ~~Cfe rep iewed in the mine office, and in general were complete and up to date. <br />It was noted that the insurvice certitlcate on file had an expiration date of December 31, 1997. A <br />renewed certificate kill need to be placed on file and submitted to the Division. Also, it was <br />noted that the ~\nnual H~ drolo~,y Report (AHR) for 1996 has not yet been completed. This was <br />discussed with the operator. The AHR due date is March 31, for the preceding water year. The <br />Division has granted tH•o extensions to the submittal deadline for the 1996 AHR, in part to allow <br />the operator to li~cus time ;md efforts on a major permitting action, the recently approved PR-02. <br />Extension be)•ond latwan 31.1993, will not be granted, and failure to submit the 1996 AHR by <br />[hat date may res{tlt in an enforcemem action. <br />Pond 12 certification statement was provided at the time of the inspection. Two minor changes <br />to the certification ;u'c rcyuested. First, the statement erroneously references designs in Appendix <br />13-3 oCthe pennn :gy~lie;uion. ,\ppendis 13-i is a refuse pile stability study; the certification <br />should be amrn~le,! ut reference :\ppendis 13-2 pond desi~~ns. Second, [he plan view drawing on <br />page RSN-a7 u1 :\ppcndi.~ I ;-3 depicts the mine discharge line entering the pond at the northeast <br />corner. The line newall~ enters the pond at its southeast corner, and the certification statement <br />should be amendeJ iu rrllect this minor chance. <br />Roads <br />Most roads were in good condition. with surfaces and ditches maintained since the high intensity <br />rainstorms which occurred in portions of the permit area in September.. Maintenance of the inlet <br />to the;;72"road cttt~ett on Coal Gulch, between CRDA-1 and Potid 11, mentioned,in the previous <br />°r..s, <br />~~c~m~l~ete,inspedtiun, h5dnot,yet,been completed;. Flood flows,~inCoal G~ch,~h~d_deposited rock <br /> <br />