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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 of the Seneca II-W Mine conducted by Erica Crosby of DMG. Mike Altavilla of Seneca Coal Company was present during the inspection. The Seneca II-W Mine status is active, and mining is currently taking place in the A-Pit. Weather conditions on site were clear and warm. Ground conditions were dry. Roads Roads throughout the mine site are in good repair. Magnesium Chloride was recently sprayed along the tie-across-haul-road. Some of the rock drains along the mine entrance road require maintenance. The G road has recently been graded. Some additional clean up of G road material is necessary. The slide along the mine entrance road has not progressed since the last inspection. Ground conditions are dry, and this slide should be repaired as soon as possible. Hydrologic Balance Ponds 005 and 006 contained water. Pond embankments were well vegetated and stable. The slide at pond 006 has not progressed since the last inspection. A mitigation plan has been submitted under Technical Revision 27, and is currently under review. Stock tank T-24 was dry, T-22 contained water but was not discharging, T-2 was dry and T-3 contained very little water. All stock tank inlets and outlets were in good repair. The ME-5 sump contained sediment, and requires cleaning. Diversion NE-1 was being graded during the end of the inspection to allow positive drainage to flow through the reclaimed B-Pit. NE-3 permanent drainage needs to be reshaped per the designs approved by the Division. Contour furrows need to be properly installed and tied into existing drainages, or removed. Backfilling & Grading The B-Pit NOV area has been regraded to a 3h:1v slope and topsoiled per the specifications in TR-25. The slopes measured at 3h:1 v. The drainage slopes range from 10% to 15%. The operator was actively reshaping the drainage NE-1 during the inspection to allow positive drainage. Rip-rap rock may need to be installed in certain portions of the drainage as designed under TR-25. The lower portion of the drainage cannot be constructed due to required backfilling and grading work needed in the B-Pit. Based on this recent work, NOV C-95- 023 is being terminated. The slide along the B-Pit highwall has not progressed since the last inspection. The slide is adjacent to the power line access road along the B-Pit highwall. The dragline was working on the upper part of the A-Pit, cutting a new pit to tie into the existing pit. This new pit is along the ridge. Backfilling and grading has occurred in the A-Pit and ties in well with the surrounding reclamation. Some rills and gullies were noted in the 1996 A-Pit reclamation least of neck pit ramp adjacent to topsoil pile GG1. These features need to be repaired, as outlined in the rill and gully plan. No recent backfilling and grading work were noted in the C and D Pits. The C-Pit is scheduled to be reclaimed in 1997 and the D-Pit in 1998. The D-Pit highwall slide has not progressed since the Iasi inspection.