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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made <br />during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection <br />and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a complete coal inspection conducted by Jason Musick of the Colorado Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (Division) on 03 November 2009. The weather was clear and the <br />ground was dry during the on- the - ground inspection of the site. <br />The locked gates entering the mine site from the North Road and the Old Tipple Road were <br />inaccessible due to the combination locks with the combination provided to the Division not attached. <br />The site was accessed from the mine road off of County Road 29. <br />Availability of Records <br />See attached DRMS Availability of Records. All records were located at the Routt County Courthouse <br />in Steamboat Springs, CO. <br />Signs and Markers <br />The mine I.D. signs were in place at the entrance of the Old Tipple Road entering the mine area to the <br />south, the road off of County Road 79 and the North Road entering the mine area from the north. All <br />mine I.D. signs were in compliance with no problems noted at the time of the inspection. <br />Roads <br />The Old Tipple Road, North Road, Lower Moffat Road, Center Ridge Pond Road, West Ridge Pond <br />Road, and West Ridge were dry and stable at the time of the inspection. Roadside ditches were in <br />good condition with stable vegetation growth with no problems noted. <br />Hvdroloaic Balance <br />The Moffat Pond was holding clear water with a light trickle discharge noted. The embankments were <br />stable and well vegetated with no problems noted. The primary spillway was functioning as permitted <br />and the emergency spillway was in compliance with no evidence of damage and no problems noted. <br />The Center Ridge pond was holding water and discharging at the time of the inspection. The <br />embankments appeared stable and in compliance at the time of the inspection the primary spillway <br />