_INSPECTION - C1984067 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1984067
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 10/23/2007
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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.
This partial inspection of the Coal Gulch Mine was conducted by DRMS staff from the Durango Office,
701 Camino del Rio, Room 125, Durango, CO 81301, [phone]. The permit was revoked in a
previous decade; financial warranty was forfeited and utilized for final reclamation.
No activities were observed; no individuals were contacted during the inspection.
Vegetative cover for the northern 75% of the reclaimed area was well established and diverse.
However, landowner activities have disrupted the previously established vegetative cover for the
southern 25% of the reclaimed area, allowing weeds to increase.
Sediment pond was dry. Primary and secondary spillways for the pond had previously been removed.
As noted in previous inspection reports, equipment and debris continues to be imported and
stockpiled within the reclaimed areas adjacent to Hwy 160.