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F <br /> /I/. COMMENTS - COMPLIANCE <br /> Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during <br /> the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the <br /> facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br /> This was a complete inspection of the Coal Gulch Mine conducted by Tom Kaldenbach of the <br /> Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety. No one else was present. <br /> The permit for this mine was revoked more than 10 years ago. DRMS's IML program had reclamation <br /> work done on the site in September 1994. DRMS reduced annual inspection frequency for this site to <br /> one complete inspection and three partial inspections in 2007. <br /> The southwest part of the site is being used by an unknown party for various construction materials and <br /> equipment. Most of these items have been removed in the summer of 2009, while a shop area has been <br /> constructed immediately east of the site. The construction materials and equipment were first placed <br /> on the site between the December 2006 and March 2007 inspections. <br /> Other than the reduced amount of construction materials and equipment, no change was found on the <br /> site compared to the last complete inspection in June 2009. The ground was dry. <br /> Hydrologic Balance <br /> The upper pond is a depression on the ground surface that holds water a few feet deep during wet <br /> periods. It was dry during this inspection. The lower pond receives runoff from much of the former <br /> surface facilities area and a seep from the backfilled portal of a pre-law mine. The seep and the pond <br /> were dry during this inspection. As mentioned in past inspection reports, the remnants of the inlet end <br /> of the primary spillway culvert of the lower pond remain on the inslopes of the pond, but the outlet <br /> end of the culvert on the outslope of the embankment cannot be found. The open-channel spillway <br /> appeared to be in good condition. <br /> Slides and Damage <br /> No slope stability problems or new erosion were evident. <br /> Revegetation <br /> Much of the central part of the site has sparse grass cover. The southwest part of the site that is being <br /> used for storage is covered mainly by weedy species such as thistle and bindweed. <br /> 3 <br />