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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 haul road up to gob pile no. 1 was not graded but it was passable. Road ditches were functional. There was no activity at gob pile no. 1 and there have not been any recent additions to the pile. The top, of the pile was graded so that there was positive drainage. The outslope of gob pile no, 1 was covered in snow, as were the topsoil stockpile and the coverfill stockpile associated with gob pile no. 1. Topsoil signs were up. There were no signs of slope instability at any of these stockpiles. The water/ice level at pond C was a few feet above the primary discharge tube. The operator was going to lower the water level to the elevation of the primary discharge tube. Pond D had snow, but appazently no standing water, in it. Pond embankments were snow covered but appeazed to be stable and spillways were functional There was a lot of activity at gob pile no. 2. The mining of the west district D-seam has produced a lot of refuse from the wash plant. The operator had four haul trucks, three excavators, two dozers and one compactor working the site. Two of the excavators were extending to the west the collection ditch at the toe of the pile. Because of the recent snowfalls, the operator has had some difficulty with wet refuse. So, as approved in the permit application, soil material is being mixed in with the refuse to aid in achieving the compaction standard. A new access ramp to the west side of gob pile no. 2 was being constructed as well. Collection ditches, although snow covered, appeared to be in compliance. The topsoil and coverfill stockpiles for gob pile no. 2 were snow covered but appeared to be stable. There was a very little amount of ice and snow covered water in pond F. The pond embanlanent and spillway was covered in snow. Unit Train loadout A unit train had been loaded the night before and was waiting by the loading bin for a crew No fugitive dust was seen on the snow covered ground. The train loadout bench outslope was covered in snow but appeazed to be stable. Culverts and ditches at the loadout were also covered in snow. Pond J appeared to only have snow in it while pond K had a little ice covered water in it. Pond embankments appeared to be stable and spillways were functional. Records The records were found to be in compliance, as documented on the attached records checklist. c:/word/bowie2/insp 1204 2