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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made <br />during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection <br />and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />A significant gully has developed on an earthen pad constructed by the new shop area landowner, immediately <br />adjacent to the former office building location, just outside the permit boundary. Presently, drainage has been <br />diverted from the pad area so as to prevent erosion inside the mine permit disturbed area. This location will <br />need to be monitored and measures taken as necessary to prevent impacts within the mine permitted <br />disturbance area. <br />Backfill and Grading <br />Snow cover and limited access prevented detailed observations, as most portions of the permit area could not <br />be accessed. <br />Topsoil, Revegetation, Reclamation Success <br />Due to snow cover, limited access, and season, these topics could not be closely evaluated at this time. Grassy <br />slopes at lower elevations on west facing slopes visible from Road E had a "slicked down" appearance, as a <br />result of last years growth being matted down by the heavy snow cover, which only recently melted. <br />Fish and Wildlife <br />No deer or elk were observed in the permit area. Roy Karo stated that most of the deer and elk had apparently <br />migrated to lower elevation range to the west this year, due to the heavy snow cover, and had not yet returned. <br />4 <br />