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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 conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DRMS.No one represented the operator during the field inspection. On the day of the inspection, it was snowing intermittently at the higher elevations. West Mine The road from Steven's Gulch road to the reclaimed mine site was a little snow packed but was passable.The mine ID sign was at the former entrance to the site and had the required mine information.The backfilled and graded areas of the former mine bench and haul road were covered in light snow but appeared to be stable. There were no indications of slope instability or erosional problems. Surface disturbance markers defined the disturbed area. There was no standing water in either of the two sediment ponds.Both embankments appeared to be stable.The primary gated valve was closed in the lower pond and open in the upper pond, as designed. Both emergency spillways had the design capacity and the riprap was in place on the down slope. The buried culvert in the East Roatcap drainage was functioning properly. There was a considerable volume of water passing through it. Some of the silt fence in the northeast corner of the site will need repair soon. The reclaimed fan site was also covered in light snow.The area appeared to be stable.The silt fence will need repair soon.The mine id sign was up at the entrance but the gate was open.The road was wet but passable. East Mine The east mine had been recently reclaimed.There was light snow on the higher slopes. The entrance gate was locked and the mine id sign was on the gate.The sediment control was in place at the entrance. The dirt road was passable all the way to the top. The quality of the reclamation work at the east mine is impressive, especially considering the steep slopes.The reclaimed slopes were stable. There were no signs of erosional problems or slope instability. The roughened slope surfaces were holding up well. The lower slopes had some vegetative cover while the higher slopes were just starting to green up.The riprapped channels were neatly constructed. Unit Train Loadout There was no activity on site and no railcars were parked on the tracks. The three entrance gates were open and mine id signs were up on each of the three gates.The topsoil stockpile on the west end of the site was well vegetated and the topsoil sign was on the pile. The upland diversion series of culverts and ditches, located in the middle of the loadout bench,was functioning properly,with a considerable volume of water flowing through it. The sediment pond was dry. c:/word2007/bowie 1/insp0410