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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 DBMS.No one represented the operator during the field inspection. The site was dry. There was no activity on site. Roads The paved entrance road was in good condition. There were no parked cars blocking access to the site and there was no debris on the road. The bridge over the river was passable. Signs and Markers The mine identification sign at the top of the hill was on the ground and should be put back up. Surface disturbance markers were up around the disturbed area,except at the base of the cliff,due to possible safety issues. The"no trespassing"sign was up on the entrance gate. Hydrology The collection ditch leading to the sediment pond had sufficient capacity.The river berm that protects the reclaimed facilities area from high river water was in place. The river was running high but was not close to the river berm. There were no problems with the two alluvial wells. Well caps were on. The hillside spring was flowing into the Channel and culvert that lead to the hillside spring water treatment pond. There was a moderate volume of standing water in the sediment pond. The gated primary discharge pipe and the emergency spillway were functional.The gated valve was in the closed position. There was a discharge of about 10 to 15 gpm of water from the hillside spring water treatment pond. The discharge was the usual orange color,which has been shown in the past to be in compliance with water quality standards. Facilities No new reclamation activity has occurred at the demolished mine office. Building debris has been trucked offsite.Only concrete sections and the concrete pad remain. The entrance gate to the reclaimed mine site was open. Reclamation The reclaimed portal and fan access road was well vegetated and appeared to be stable. Weeds Tamarisk continues to grow in the area of the hillside spring and in the hillside spring water treatment pond. Tamarisk is also growing at the discharge point of the hillside spring water treatment pond,near the mine site fence. The operator will deal with the tamarisk soon.The operator also needs to spray the whitetop that is growing on the reclaimed facilities area. c:/word2007/bear3/inspO6O9