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7 February 2022 C-1994-082/Yoast Mine RAR <br /> HYDROLOGIC BALANCE-Rule 4.05 <br /> General Requirements 4.05.1; Effluent Standards 4.05.2; Divergence and Conveyance of Overland Flow <br /> 4.05.3;Diversions 4.05.4; Sediment Control Measures 4.05.5, 4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7; <br /> Impoundments 4.05.9; Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Underground Mine Entry 4.05.10; Surface <br /> and Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13;Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br /> o Ponds are generally iced over and snow covered at this time of year with only spring fed ponds <br /> discharging. <br /> o Ponds 12, 13 and 14 were observed from the county road. <br /> o Pond 12 was discharging. There was a smell of sulfur near the discharging structure. <br /> o Observable pond banks and dam outslopes appeared stable at the time of inspection. <br /> SLIDES and OTHER DAMAGE 4.12 <br /> o The site, in the past,has experienced soil movement in the form of slumps and slides. <br /> REVEGETATION-Rule 4.15 <br /> General Requirements 4.15.1; Use of Species 4.15.2, Grazing 4.15.5 <br /> o Reclamation and revegetation have been completed at this site,with most of the site phase <br /> II and Phase III bond released. <br /> o The drainage above Pond 12 comprising approximately 200 acres represents the only <br /> Phase I reclamation remaining at the site. <br /> o The steep south facing slope, a former highwall area above Pond 12 is bare of vegetation <br /> due to slope and aspect. <br /> FISH and WILDLIFE—RULE 4.18 <br /> o Abundant wildlife is often observed throughout the site mine. <br /> INSPECTION, ENFORCEMENT and CIVIL PENALTIES—R ULE 5 <br /> Inspections 5.02;Availability of Records <br /> Permit documents were inspected. Please see records section below for records inventory. Most records <br /> are available electronically in Ms. Kawcak's office. Items highlighted in yellow require attention. <br /> DOCUMENTS RECEIVED <br /> None <br /> ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS/COMPLIANCE <br /> No enforcement actions were initiated as a result of this inspection,nor are any pending. <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 6 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3 <br /> Page 3 of 8 <br />