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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,Bowie Resources LLC,during the field inspection. Unit Train Loadout There was no activity at the loadout,except for a concrete mixer truck. All three entrances were open,with mine identification signs up at each entrance. Surface disturbance markers were up around the disturbed area.The three paved entrance roads were in good condition.The collection ditch on the extreme west end of the loadout had sufficient capacity. The ditch's half culvert drop structure that brings the ditch water down to the track level was in place.The loadout's only topsoil stockpile was well grassed and the topsoil sign was up on the pile. There were no problems with the remaining facilities,railroad track and bridge. The centrally located upland diversion system was functioning properly.The ditches and culverts had enough capacity to safely channel upland flow through the loadout.The sediment pond was dry. The operator had removed the tree limb that had fallen into the pond's emergency spillway. The pond's bin wall was stable. The upland diversion ditch and culverts that channel upland runoff around the sediment pond were in place. Irrigation water was flowing in the Farmer's Ditch,which flows through a culvert beneath the sediment pond. Temporary Highway Coal Stockpile Area This site has been partially reclaimed.The mine id sign was up at the entrance while markers defined the surface disturbance area. The entrance road was passable.There were no railcars on site.The sediment pond was dry. The straw bales at the culvert inlet on the west end of the site will need some maintenance in the near future. The cut slopes were stable.A good vegetative cover was on the cut slopes. A moderate vegetative cover was on the flat area of the site. East Mine The entrance gate to the site was locked.The mine id sign was up on the fence.The sediment control ditches and straw bales at the entrance were in place.The dirt road leading from the entrance all the way to the top was in good condition. Several road culverts still need to be removed for reclamation.The backfilled and graded slopes were stable.No signs of slope instability and no erosional gullies were seen.Not all of the backfilled slopes have been seeded yet but the roughened surfaces were preventing gullies from forming. The road ditches and diversion ditches were in place and had sufficient capacity.The riprapped sections of the ditches were in place.The operator is continuing to repair silt fence and reinstall surface disturbance markers that had fallen during grading operations. Exploratory Well BV-2 The operator will be done with this exploratory well and the site reclaimed by the end of July. Topsoil had been stockpiled and a mud pit was being used for cuttings. The bottom section of the hole will be cored. c:/word2007/bowie 1/insp0710