_INSPECTION - C1981048 ‎(8)‎

• Permit No: C1981048
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 6/23/2008
• Email Name: JRS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

III. COMMENTS - COMPLIANCE
TBM C-1981-048
23 June 2008 �j
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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 complete inspection of the Trinidad Basin Mine conducted by Jim Stark of
CDRMS. Sandy Brown, Dan Mathews and Jason Musick accompanied me on the
inspection. The inspection was conduced on 23 and 24 June 2008. The main focus
of this inspection was to complete year ten vegetation monitoring on the site. The
TBM site is a forfeited site. The weather was hot and overcast and the ground was
dry.
Signs and Markers: - There was a DRMS reclaimed site sign up at the entrance to the
site along the county road.
Roads: - The main access road to the site is a county road.
- There is a remaining ranch road on the Pit 2 contour at the bottom of the disturbed
area. The road runs from the eastern 1/3 of the contour on the north side around the
east side. The road was well maintained and appeared to be stable at the time of
the inspection. This is a bug improvement over last year when we were out sampling,
as the road was almost impassible at that time. There was a trailer placed on the
contour on the far south edge of the east side.
Hydrologic Balance: - Pond 15-P20 was dry at the time of the inspection. The bottom
of the pond was dry and cracked and it appears as though it recently contained
water. The embankment was well vegetated and appeared stable. There were no
erosional problems noted on the embankment. The emergency spillway is a
riprapped open channel. The spillway appeared to be stable at the time of the
inspection.
- Pond 15-P8 was dry at the time of the inspection. The embankment was well
vegetated and appeared stable. There were no erosional problems noted on the
embankment. The emergency spillway is a riprapped open channel. The spillway
appeared to be stable at the time of the inspection. There was some musk thistle on
the pond embankment.
- Pond 22-P17 was dry at the time of the inspection. The entire pond was covered
with grass and it appears as though much of the pond capacity has filled in with
sediment over the years. There were no erosional problems noted on the pond. This
is not much of a pond anymore.
- Pond 15-P2 was dry at the time of the inspection. The entire pond, including the
bottom, was well vegetated and appeared to be stable. No erosional problems
were noted on the pond embankment at the time of the inspection.
- Pond 15-P 11 was dry at the time of the inspection. There were green cattails at the
bottom so there was water in the pond recently. There was good vegetative cover
on the inside of the embankment but it was rather sparse on the outslope.
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