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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 Complete Inspection of the New Horizon Mine conducted by Marcia Talvitie of the Colorado DRMS on 23-July-2008. Ross Gubka represented the operator, Western Fuels - Colorado, and was present throughout the entire inspection. Availability of Records Records were available at the mine office for review. A completed DRMS Availability of Records form is attached to this report. During the inspection, the operator provided the Division with a copy of the affidavit of publication for the SL-1 1 Public Notice that appeared in the San Miguel Forum. Roads Haul roads and light use roads throughout the permit area were maintained in good condition. Hydrologic Balance Pond 007 was full, with a continuous discharge; inflow consists solely of irrigation runoff. Pond 008 contained a substantial amount of water, but no discharge was occurring (valve was not open). Pond 009 was completely dry. Pond 011 was receiving inflow from the mine dewatering pump, at a rate of approximately 250 gpm. Discharge occurred at the same rate, with one of the two valves open. A few small rills were observed on the southern cut bank of the pond, due to irrigation runoff from the alfalfa field to the south. The operator had excavated a surface ditch to attempt to channel the water away from the slope and toward the run-down at the pond's southwest corner. Pond 012 held water only in the west end. Some rilling was evident in the eastern cut bank of, the pond (Figure 1) Pond 013 was dry,with the exception of a few puddles in the bottom. Pond 014 was dry. Topsoil A-Horizon topsoil has been stripped and pushed into a windrow in advance of the pit, extending west to the line of survey stakes that had been placed earlier in the year. The bulldozer operator had done a good job of separating isolating the soil based on depth and/or color. Fish & Wildlife A Great Blue Heron (Figure 2) was observed at Pond 007, along with a family of Canada Geese. The killdeer eggs observed at Pond 011 during the June inspection had hatched. Reveaetation The SL-I I Phase 2 Bond Release inspection will occur in late August. Air Resource Protection A water truck was actively providing dust control on the haul roads, filling its tank from the elevated storage tank at Pond 01 1. New Horizon Mine C-1981-008 23-Jul-2008