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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 of the Munger Canyon Mine conducted by Mike Boulay of the DRMS Grand Junction Field Office on July 7, 2009. I was not accompanied by an operator representative during the inspection. Weather conditions were warm, clear and dry. Ground conditions were dry. The majority of the mine site is reclaimed and there was no activity at the site. Roads The access road to the mine site was dry and the road was in good condition. No problems were noted along its entire length up to the former portal bench access road. During the last inspection(see inspection report date 06/04/09), I was informed by a representative of XCEL Energy that they were installing a new gas pipeline that will be buried. The pipeline will cross a very small section of the permit boundary on private surface, essentially the width of the access road. As seen in attached Photograph No. 1 (view to south), the excavation for the pipeline has not impacted the mine site access road. Photograph No. 2 shows the view to the north of the mine access road. The pipeline trench has been backfilled on either side of the road and the area is stabilized. Silt fence (Photograph No. 3)has been installed by XCEL on both sides of Munger Creek in proximity to the pipeline trench. Hydrologic Balance East Salt Creek was flowing with turbid water. Munger Creek was damp in spots along the lower reach above East Salt Creek. The waste disposal area sediment pond was dry and stable. Processing Waste The waste disposal site(including the waste disposal cell and adjacent cover and topsoil stockpiles) appear stable. No problems were noted with this site inspection.