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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 Roadside Portals Mine conducted on March 10, 2009 by Mike Boulay of the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety Grand Junction Field Office. Tonya Hammond of Snowcap Coal Company(SCC)was present during the inspection. Weather conditions were cloudy and cold. Ground conditions were damp with a small amount of snow in some areas. Availability of Records The availability of records was checked on the afternoon of March 10`h. All required records were on file and available for review at J.E. Stover&Associates offices. No problems were noted with the records review. See the attached Availability of Records checklist at the end of this inspection report. Roads Roads were mostly damp in the locations west of the interstate and in the vicinity of the refuse disposal areas, North Portal, and UTL. However there was some standing water along the road accessing Coal Creek and at the South Portal along the west edge of the pavement by the guard building. Roads were muddy in some locations at the South Portal area and North Decline. The 2-West Portal locations could not be inspected due to muddy and poor road conditions. Road ditches were in good condition and road culverts were all generally well maintained throughout the various mine site locations and support facility areas. Hydrologic Balance All site Sedimentation Ponds including UTL-1 & 2, 6, 7,8,9,10,11, and 13 were inspected. Sediment Pond No.2 at the UTL and Pond 8 were the only sediment ponds retaining water. UTL#2 only had a very small amount of water in the southwest corner. Pond 8 also had only a small amount of water, well below the level of the spillway. All other ponds were either dry or only just damp due to a small amount of precipitation the night prior to the inspection. The rain gauge that SCC maintains west of the Colorado River along Coal Creek Road showed .25 inches of precipitation from the storm. The CBA#1 Sump was dry. The sedimentation ponds are all very well maintained and capable of functioning as intended. All pond embankments, inlets and discharge structures were stable and no problems were noted at any of the sediment pond locations. Pond 8 at the South portal is shown in Photo No. 1. Pond 10 located southeast of CRDA-1 is shown in attached Photo No. 2 and Pond 013 and the North Portal reclaimed area are shown in Photo No. 3.