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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.Bill Bear represented the operator during the field inspection and during the records check. Main Mine Site The utility bench was stable,with the drainage ditch in the rear and the bench outside edge berm in place.The rock catchment berm above the bench was in place as well.The topsoil stockpile was well vegetated and had a topsoil sign in place.To the west of the bench was the small seep that has a dark orange color.The road up to the utility bench was in good shape with the inside road ditch and the outside berm in place. There was only a small volume of coal stockpiled on the D-seam portal bench.The operator was dismantling the D-seam portal conveyor structure since it is no longer needed.The culverts and ditches in the area were functional.The material storage areas on the bench and to the east of the bench were well organized.The cap and powder houses were double locked.There were no leaks at the fuel barn.The contractor is continuing to work on the haul road realignment project on the last curve before the D-seam portal bench.The excavated curve has soil nailed walls in two places.The french drain has been installed as well.The contractor was also working on lessening the slope angle of the cut slope that is above the B-seam portal bench and below the haul road realignment section. Other cut and fill slopes around the mine site appeared to be stable. The ditches and culverts on the B-seam portal bench and adjacent to the excess material storage area were in place. The excess material storage area appeared to be stable.The main topsoil stockpile was well vegetated and had topsoil stockpile signs in place.The ditches and culverts along the entire length of the main haul road were functional.The wildlife overpass over the downhill conveyor was in place. There was only a small volume of stockpiled coal at the main coal stockpile bench that is adjacent to old state highway 133.4 he coal stockpile bench berm was in place.The culverts and ditches around the wash plant and substation were functional,although the inlet of the culvert next to the gob loading bin had a rock close to the inlet and should be moved.The culverts and ditches that lead into pond B had sufficient capacity. There was very little water in pond B.The pond spillways were operational,with the float attached to the primary discharge hose.Riprap and straw bales were in place. The mine id sign was up at the mine site entrance. The straw bales were in place at the pump house. The mine id sign was up,as were the surface disturbance markers. Coal Waste Stockpiles The gob pile haul road was in good condition.The road had been recently watered to prevent dust,as the gob pile was active.The road outside berm and ditches were in place.The material storage areas along the road corridor were well organized.Pond C had a fair amount of water in it but was not discharging.The float was on the primary discharge hose. The emergency spillway had the designed capacity.There was only a little standing water in pond D.The culverts and ditches leading to pond D were operational.Topsoil stockpiles in this area were well vegetated and had the proper signage. Straw bales were in place as well at the topsoil stockpiles. There was activity on the east end of the gob pile area.Gob was being trucked to the site and a dozer was spreading the gob out for compaction.The gob was moist but not wet.Near the west side of the gob pile,a grader with a sheep's foot compactor was operating.The pile had positive drainage and the upland diversion ditch had sufficient capacity. Surface disturbance markers were up around the disturbed areas. 1