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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 Bowie No. 1 Mine conducted by Marcia Talvitie of the Colorado DRMS beginning at the mine office at 11:30 a.m. on 29-Jan-2009. No one was available to represent the operator, Bowie Resources LLC, during the inspection. The weather was mostly cloudy, and cold. The field portion of the inspection included the East Mine and West Mine (both viewed from a distance), the Well Field, he R.O.M. / Timber Storage area, the Paonia Loadout, and the Highway Coal Stockpile area. Current permitting activities for Bowie No. 1 are limited to TR-51, which provides reclamation details for the Cropland post-mining land use at the Paonia Loadout. Availability of Records • Records were available for viewing at the BRL office located at the Bowie No. 2 Mine. A completed "DRMS Availability of Records" form is attached. • The Coal Mine records at the Paonia Public Library were examined. Numerous envelopes regarding the Bowie mines had been received by the library; many were still unopened. Signs and Markers • Mine Identification Signs were posted, as required by Rule 4.02.2, at entrances to the West Mine (Figure 1), East Mine, and Loadout area. Topsoil markers were observed at the Paonia Loadout stockpile. Roads • The road to the West Mine was plowed as far as the saddle overlooking the permit area. A snowmobile was parked at the end of the plowed area, and tracks were evident in the snow on the road heading toward the mine. • Access to the East Mine was gated and locked. A motor grader was parked inside the gate, and it appeared that snow had been plowed from the haul road (Figure 2). • Cable gates were in place across the accesses to the R.O.M. / Timber Storage area and to Ponds 3 and 4. • All three Haul Roads accessing the Loadout were clear of snow and the gates were open. Within the Loadout, roads were partially melted and cleared of snow, although wet and/or frozen in spots. • The road to the highway coal stockpile area appeared to be soft; access was not attempted. Hydrologic Balance • Many portions of the Bowie No. 1 Mine were still blanketed by snow, including the Well Field, West Mine, R.O.M. /Timber Storage area, and upper portions of the East Mine (Figure 3). • Only three ponds were visible due to weather conditions: the Highway Coal Stockpile pond, which was frozen (Figure 4); and the Loadout and Timber Storage Area ponds, which were dry, although blanketed with snow. • The final phase of reclamation of the R.O.M. and Timber Storage Area consisted of removing the culvert pipe from the Stevens Gulch crossing and restoring the channel. Silt fence was Bowie No. 1 Mine C-1981-038 29-Jan-2008 -1-