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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. This was a partial inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DRMS.Bill Bear represented the operator,Bowie Resources LLC,during the inspection. The entire area was covered in snow due to a heavy snowfall last week.Most places had about one to two feet of snow cover at the higher elevations. Main Mine Site The paved haul road had been graded clear of snow and was dry and in good condition. The mine ID sign was up at the entrance. There was only a small volume of coal stockpiled at the lower coal stockpile bench. There were no problems with fugitive dust from the coal stockpile or from coal fines being tracked onto the highway. Across the highway,pond B had a little snow and ice covered water in it. On the D seam portal bench, a relatively small volume of coal was stockpiled.No problems with any of the facilities were observed. Coal Waste(Gob) Stockpile Area The haul road leading to the gob piles had been graded clear of snow and was passable. The haul road berm was in place.Most of the gob pile was covered in snow. The gob pile outslopes appeared to be stable,with no evidence of slumping. The operator was working on one area of the gob pile. Gob was being placed in the area while an excavator operator was removing soil material from the slope above to make room for additional coal waste. Just west of the gob pile and adjacent to the north side of the gob pile haul road,the snow and ice covered water level in pond C was above the primary. Across the road,pond D had a little snow and ice in it.During the inspection,the operator opened the pond C discharge valve as well as the valve that feeds pond C discharge water into pond D. Since the pond C discharge water was nearly clear,the operator switched the valve so that the discharge water would bypass pond D and be directly discharged offsite. Samples were taken by the operator for the Colorado discharge monitoring reports. Pond F,at the base of the gob pile,had only a little ice and snow covered water in it. Unit Train Loadout A unit train with empty railcars was on site but was not being loaded at the time of the inspection. There were no indications of any fugitive dust.Pond J and pond K were covered in snow. The loadout bench appeared to be stable. The mine ID sign was up at the entrance. c:/word/bowie2/insp0108