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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 partial inspection was conducted by Joe Dudash and Marcia Talvitie of the Colorado DRMS. Jim Kiger represented the operator during the field inspection. The mine ID sign was up at the entrance to the site.No problems with fugitive dust were observed at the silo area, although no coal rail cars were on site or being loaded during the inspection. There was a little ice-covered water in pond A, which is located at the entrance to the mine site. The water in pond B was also covered in ice but the pond was not discharging. Surface disturbance markers were up around the disturbed areas of the mine site. The haul road leading to the Elk Creek Mine facilities was in good condition. The road ditches had sufficient capacity and the road berm was in place. No problems with fugitive dust were noted at the screener/crushing facility. There were no problems at the water tank and water treatment facilities either. There was a large volume of coal that was stockpiled at the stacker tubes. No problems with fugitive dust were observed. Just north of the coal stockpile,pond D was ice covered but was discharging clear water into the Elk Creek culvert. No issues were noted with the cap and powder houses that are located between pond D and the coal stockpile. There were no problems with any of the Elk Creek Mine facilities, including the fuel facility. The topsoil stockpile was covered in snow. The small slide near the rock dust storage tank had been stabilized with rocks placed at the toe of the slide. However,the large slide on the west side of the facilities area continues to slowly creep downward. The material storage at the east yard was in order. The east yard refuse pile appeared to be stable.No gullying or slumping was observed on the refuse pile's outslope. The berm on the outside edge of the east yard bench was in place. Surface disturbance markers were up. The road to the reclaimed Sanborn Creek Mine was in good condition and was passable. At the Sanborn Creek substation no. 3 area,the sediment pond was snow covered. There was no rilling on the topsoil stockpile. The topsoil stockpile sign was up. c:/word/elkcreek/insp0208