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4 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 conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DBMS.No one represented the operator during the field inspection.Bill Bear represented the operator for the records check. Roads The paved entrance road was in good condition.There was no debris on the road from the adjoining private property.The cable guard was up on the outer edge of the road.The bridge across the North Fork of the Gunnison was passable. Two boards on the east side of the bridge are loose and might need repair in the future if it gets worse. Signs and Markers The mine id sign and its post were on the ground and need to be put back up. Surface disturbance markers were up around the disturbed area.The"no trespassing"sign was attached to the mine's entrance gate just past the east side of the bridge. Facilities The entrance gate to the mine was open.Almost all of the debris from the demolished mine office has been removed from the site.Concrete sections and a portion of the concrete pad remain at the site. HydrologX There was a fairly large volume of water in the sediment pond,right up to the primary pipe.Also,there was standing water in the collection ditch that leads to the sediment pond.This water in the pond and ditch is probably associated with the high water level of the adjacent North Fork of the Gunnison River.The gated valve on the pond's primary pipe was in the closed position.There was no discharge from the pond.The pond's emergency spillway had sufficient capacity. The hillside spring water treatment pond was discharging at about 10 to 15 gpm through the black plastic pipe and into the river.The color of the pond discharge was orange but has been found to be in compliance.The hillside spring was flowing into its constructed channel and through the culvert that leads to the treatment pond.There were no problems with the alluvial wells or the riverside berm. Reclamation The reclaimed portal access road was stable and well vegetated.There was no water coming out of the black plastic underdrain pipes. The reclaimed fan portal site on the east side of the site was also stable and well vegetated. The portal area on the west side of the mine site continues to show some instability,although the original unstable area has been covered over by dirt that has fallen from above.The newer unstable area just to the east of the original unstable area continues to show cracking and a little slumping in the cliff area.There was no indication of vapor or the odor of smoldering coal in the area. Noxious Weeds What appears to be a considerable amount of white top is growing on the facilities area and along the lower section of the reclaimed portal access road.The white top needs to be sprayed immediately.There were only a few scattered thistle plants beginning to grow around the site and should be sprayed soon.Tamarisk continues to grow along the water's edge of the hillside spring water treatment pond and at the outlet area of the hillside spring and needs to be treated appropriately. Records The mine records are located at the Bowie No.2 Mine and were in compliance. c:/word2007/bear3/insp0509