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M. 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 conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DRMS.No one represented the operator during the field inspection,although Ron Hanna,the water sampler for the Bear Coal Company,was performing water sampling during the inspection.Bill Bear represented the operator during the records check. Facilities The operator has a dumpster on site and has filled it with debris from the demolished and burned mine office.Also,the concrete foundation of the former mine office has been broken up. The concrete pad,however,still needs to be broken up. The entrance gate to the mine site was open. Signs and Markers The mine ID sign and post are on the ground at the top of the hill and need to be put back up.The surface disturbance markers were up around the disturbed area.The"no trespassing"sign was up on the entrance gate. Roads The paved haul road was passable.The bridge was in good condition. Hydrology The hillside spring was flowing into the channel and culvert that take it to the hillside spring water treatment pond.A little spring water was not entering the channel and was flowing toward the mine office area.The quantity was small and did not appear to present a problem. The water level in the hillside spring water treatment pond was within 8 inches of the horizontal pipe. The pond was d1Scharg:n.D at about in to 15 gpm The Xing o—nffe;^ nInr,which hq been Shun in the poet t^be i compliance with water quality standards.The sediment pond was dry.The pond embankment was stable.Pond discharge structures were operational with the gated primary pipe valve in the closed position. The collection ditch that enters the sediment pond had sufficient capacity.The river berm also had enough height to protect the facilities area.The caps were on both of the alluvial wells.The road culvert at the entrance gate had enough capacity. Noxious Weeds The operator has cut down and treated the remaining roots of the tamarisk that had been growing along the fence near the entrance gate.The tamarisk along the water's edge of the hillside treatment pond and at the hillside spring area still needs to be.rut dawn and treated. Reclamation The reclaimed haul road and reclaimed fan area appeared to be stable.The reclaimed portals on the west side continue to show instability.The original unstable area has been covered up with soil and rock from the above slope.The new unstable area that is 50 to 75 feet to the east of the original unstable area is showing more signs of cracks and holes,as well as the odor of smoldering coal. Records The required mine records were at the Bowie No.2 Mine office,as shown on the attached records checklist. c:/word/bear3/insp 1008