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Carbon Junction Mine. p. 22 The North Pit access road is approved for retention and does not have any serious erosion problems. We continued inspecting the approximately 30 acres described above and made stops and observations at the following: topsoil stockpile# 2, Carbon Junction channel which is stable, up -gradient water monitoring well B-17-1 needs to be reclaimed, sediment pond# 2 is stable and the permittee had made the necessary sedimentology demonstration to reclaim the sediment ponds throughout the site (the permittee has applied for termination of the NPDES permit applicable to these sediment pond outfalls), and the main, paved, entrance road had been approved for retention as had one light use (unpaved) access road. The South Pit reclaimed drill site is stable, and the temporary diversion east of the equipment storage area will be reclaimed in association with sediment pond #1 (as well as any other temporary diversions to pond# 1, or any temporary diversions that have not been approved for permanent retention). The topsoil stockpiles adjacent to sediment pond 41 will be used to reclaim this fully incised pond. Pond#1 is stable and no problems were noted around the pond# 1 area, or the topsoil stockpiles. All old mining equipment and bone yard debris has been removed as required from the former equipment area. This concluded the field inspection. We held a close out meeting on site and briefly discussed the following: Alternative post-mining land uses of residential, recreation, and industrial-commercial were approved by DMG in 1996. Only the residential alternative post-mining land use applies to the approximately 30 acres in SL-4. In 2007,the permittee (also the landowner in this case, Oakridge Energy, Inc.) subdivided acreage on Ewing Mesa(including the permit area) into 35 acre parcels and recorded these 35 acre parcels at the La Plata County Clerk&Recorders Office in Durango, CO.No La Plata County approvals are necessary to record the 35 acre parcels for residential use at the County Clerk &Recorders office. This property subdivision for residential development is allowed by Colorado State law. The approved 35 acre parcels are for residential use. This was discussed by us on site, and in e-mail correspondence provided to Mr. Kaldenbach and me by Mr. Savage on October 31,2008.There have been no public or governmental comments provided regarding SL- 4 through the required notifications and Public Notice process. There were no offsite impacts documented during the inspection. Established ground cover appears to be sufficient to control erosion. The State NPDES authority has been contacted by the permittee requesting cancellation of the NPDES permit. The permittee intend to reclaim the sediment ponds (NPDES outfalls including the discharge structures from the sediment ponds) and temporary diversions to the ponds. This concluded the inspection. Address any questions regarding this inspection report to Henry Austin, Senior Reclamation Specialist, at haustinaosmre.gov or to (303) 293-5019.