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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. Hydrologic Balance • Pond 007 - the water level was approximately 2 feet below the elevation at which discharge will occur. • Pond 008-The water level continues to drop, due to cessation of seasonal irrigation. The slopes are stable and well vegetated. Weeds on the eastern bank were sprayed this year, and have been conquered. • Pond 009-Dry • Pond 011 -The water level in the pond was lower than usual, exposing the valves at the discharge structure. Inflow to the pond from mine dewatering was occurring at a rate of 310 gallons per minute. Pond in-slopes are stable with respect to erosion. • Pond 012 - Shallow water continues to be present in the bottom of the pond. Rather than contributions from surface flow, the source of appears to be seepage of groundwater from the adjacent Tuttle Draw. • Pond 013- As with Pond 012, this pond is influenced by groundwater seepage from the Tuttle Draw drainage to the north. The bottom of the pond continues to be dotted with puddles. • Pond 014 has been obliterated with the BB Road Detour reclamation project that is under way. Topsoil • Topsoil spread on the Lloyd parcel (north of the future BB Road alignment) has been rock-picked, disc-ed, and partially seeded (Figure 4). Fish & Wildlife • Numerous mule deer were sighted on the reclaimed lands in the eastern portion of the permit area. • On the WFC parcel in the northwest corner of the permit, a red-tailed hawk occupied a large cottonwood tree. • A flock of ducks scattered from Pond 012 as we approached. Revegetation • Additional acreage has been seeded since the October inspection. Only 15 acres remain to be completed this year. If weather conditions present an obstacle, the remaining seeding will be accomplished in the spring of 2010. • Approximately 30 head of cattle and a few horses are grazing the several hundred acres of reclaimed pasture bounded by BB Road, 2700 Road, 5th Avenue and the Mine Haul Road. This is part of the area covered by the Partial Phase III portion of the SL-12 bond release application. Prime Farmland • "Mixed A and B" topsoil has been recently spread on previously backfilled and graded Morgan property (Figure 5). (Placement of "mixed" topsoil in this manner was approved with TR-57 for reclamation of Morgan fields which were disturbed prior to the determination that the soils are classified as prime farmland and the various horizons must be stockpiled and distributed separately.) • Survey lath, marked to show the required thickness of topsoil, had been placed around the perimeter of the area being topsoiled as a guide to the dozer operator. • The topsoil pile on the Morgan property continues to grow in size (Figure 6). New Horizon Mine C-1981-008 16-Nov-2009 -2-