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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. The berm that runs along the river and protects the facilities area from river flooding had sufficient height. The culvert underneath the mine road at the entrance gate had enough capacity. There were no problems with the two alluvial wells. Well AA-3 is located up gradient of the facilities area and well AA-1 is located down gradient of the facilities area. The well caps were on both well pvc pipes. Reclamation All structures have been removed from the mine site. However, there are several pieces of mine debris that are scattered throughout the disturbed area. This debris needs to be removed and disposed of properly since removal is part of the ongoing SL-4 Partial Phase One Bond Release. The flat facilities area has a large area with poor to no vegetative cover. This area is at the location of the former mine office. In addition, there is a lot of cheat grass in other sections of the flat facilities area. The operator should consider reworking and reseeding these areas in anticipation of a future bond release. The reclaimed access road that leads up to the reclaimed fan portal area was well vegetated and stable. The reclaimed fan area also was well vegetated. There were no indications of slope instability or erosional gullying. The east half of the access road leading to the reclaimed west portals area was well vegetated and stable. However, the west half of the road is not so well vegetated and the reclaimed west portals area remains unstable and poorly vegetated. Presumably, the slope instability is due to the adjacent landslide. There was no odor from smoldering coal. Noxious Weeds There were several occurrences of tamarisk, thistle,white top and bind weed at the reclaimed mine site. Tamarisk was found in the area of the hillside spring. Also, there is some tamarisk where the hillside spring water treatment pond discharges, near the entrance gate. This tamarisk needs to be removed in an appropriate manner. The operator did a good job of removing the tamarisk at the hillside spring water treatment pond, however. Small patches of thistle were seen, mainly on the lower portion of the reclaimed fan portal road. Scattered patches of white top and bind weed were also observed. The noxious weed patches presently are not large in size but need to be sprayed now before they get out of control. Records The required mine records were located at the Bowie No. 2 Mine office and at the Bowie No. 2 Mine engineering building. The results of the records check is documented on the attached records checklist. Digital Images Digital images of the reclaimed mine site taken during this inspection follow.