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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 Bowie No. 1 Mine conducted by Marcia Talvitie of the Colorado DRMS on August 19, 20 and 21, 2009. The inspection began at 1:30 p.m. on the 19th with a records check, at which time Basil Bear was notified of the inspection. The Loadout area was inspected later that afternoon. The West Mine and lower portion of the East Mine were inspected on the 20th; the East Mine was completed on the morning of the 215t. Weather conditions were clear, warm and breezy throughout the inspection. Basil joined the field inspection on the afternoon of August 20th. Steve Cragg, of Cragg Surveying, was working at the East Mine to place targets (Figure 1) in advance of an upcoming aerial survey of the reclaimed area. Availability of Records • Records were available for inspection at the BRL office located at the Bowie No. 2 Mine. A completed "DRMS Availability of Records" form is attached. • Permit documents for public viewing are to be made available at the Paonia Library. The Library has recently moved to a new building - located at 2 Third Street in Paonia. Coal permitting items received by the Library since the move occurred were stacked on a bookshelf. None of the envelopes had been opened. Older documents were not yet available for viewing; Library staff were not sure when organization of the new facility would be complete. Signs and Markers • Mine identification signs were posted at the entrances to the Loadout, East Mine and West Mine. • Permit boundary markers were observed around the East Mine perimeter. Roads • The gates at all three entrances to the Loadout Facility were open. Interior roads were dry. • The BLM road that accesses the West Mine was well maintained. The spur that leads from the corral to the upper side of the West Mine was dry and easily passable by vehicle. The gate at the permit boundary was fastened shut. • At the East Mine, the entire road has been narrowed to its final configuration. The surface was well graded and dry. • Nearly all of the equipment and temporary facilities used in reclamation of the East Mine had been removed. Equipment that remained: a motor grader, water truck, two articulated haul trucks and an excavator were parked along the haul road west of the West Ridge waste pile (Figure 2). Hydrologic Balance • At the Loadout facility, a diversion ditch flows around the southern perimeter of the upper bench. It appears that the outer berm of the ditch is being eroded at one location (Figure 3), and may be in need of repair. The Loadout Pond was dry and well vegetated. • The Highway Coal Stockpile pond was also dry, with numerous tumbleweeds in the bottom. These tumbleweeds should be cleared at least annually so that they do not obstruct the spillway. Bowie No. 1 Mine C-1981-038 19-21 Aug-2009