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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 partial inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DRMS. The Hawksnest Mine is a revoked underground mine site that was reclaimed by the State using the forfeited reclamation bond money. Since October 22,2005,the Hawksnest Mine has a reduced inspection frequency of one complete and three partial inspections per year. There is an east section and a west section of the mine site. There was no snow cover at the site,although the ground was a little wet from a recent precipitation event. Roads There are no roads directly associated with the reclaimed mine. The county road that runs past the mine was passable and in good condition. Some soil material from the two small mudslides adjacent to the county road had reached the county road but had been graded off.The west section of the mine can be accessed by way of a DMEA substation access road.However, a parked coal train prevented inspection of the west section of the mine. Hydrology As previously mentioned,access to the west section of the mine was blocked by a parked coal train.However, the sediment pond on the other side of the tracks appeared to be dry. The pond embankment appeared to be well vegetated and stable. At the east section of the mine,the two riprapped channels downgradient of the two county road culverts were functional and had enough capacity.The riverside berm at the east section of the mine also was functional. Reclamation There was no evidence of slope instability with any of the backfilled areas.There were no indications of erosional problems as well. c:/word/hawksnest/insp03O9