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<br />III. Comments - Compliance <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of <br />observations made during the inspection. Comments also describe any <br />enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or evidence <br />supporting the enforcement action. <br />All wells seemed to be performing as designed. All road culverts were <br />inspected and fo[tnd to be in compliance (sea maintenance list). <br />All c[tivets and ditches leading to a designed structure must be placed on <br />a map. :111 such culverts and ditches within the Shop and Gossard Loadout <br />areas should be on Map 1'LA and their required dimensions given in the <br />permit. More specifics will be given in a followup letter to the <br />operator. <br />Backfillin~ & Grading <br />Mining of Section 11 area to be completed in November. All areas <br />regraded as permitted. <br />Explosives <br />Explosives storage areas inspected and found to be in compliance. <br />Explosives storage containec•s should be locked. <br />Facilities <br />Grounds of warehouse area inspected and found to be in compliance. Nei. <br />oil drum storage but under construction near Dozer and Buc)cet Repair <br />Shop. Loadouts, coal storage and coal crushin;~ facilities inspected and <br />found to be in compliance. All underground tanks have been removed; one <br />new above grcund tank has been added to shop area. These changes made on <br />the ground should be presented to the Division as a minor revision and <br />changes made to the appropriate pages and maps. <br />Topsoil <br />Colowyo is in the process of stripping topsoil from the area of the <br />Section 16 F'ili, as well as, ettensions of the East Pit and dragline <br />travel paths. all areas disturbed are protected by sediment control <br />str[tctctres. Topsoil depths taken appear to be in compliance with the <br />regulations. <br />Two new topsoil stockpiles have been completed (16-C, 16-B) and are <br />properly signed and broadcast seeded. Topsoil Stockpile 16-.~ and Section <br />16 Edge Topsoil Stockpile are ~.tnder construction. .all topsoil stockpiles <br />need to be clearly signed (with :is many signs as necessary), seeded and <br />a ditch or sumps dug down5lope in order to protect the resource. <br />Colowyo i.s contracting out most of the topsoil removal. The operator <br />estimates that the~~ will disturb Sci acres this year. Copscii hits been <br />redistrtLute~i on[o Section l: :,n~i Gast Pit reclamation. <br /> <br />