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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 complete inspection of the Cazbon Junction Mine conducted by Tom Kaldenbach. Mike Savage represented the operator. The operator's earthwork contractor was very active onsite in the North pit, topsoil stockpile 2, and the fill area at the north end of the Permanently Reclaimed Spoil Area. The ground was dry. No problems were found on the site. Records All required records were on file at Goff Engineering. Roads The North Pit haul road was in good shape as it has recently been regraded for haul truck traffic that was active during the inspection. Hydrologic Balance Pond 1(larg~e pond) -The pond was dry. The embankment and inslopes were in good shape. The flume was in good repair. Pond 2 (small pond) -The pond was dry. Carbon Junction channel - Reconstruction of the channel is nearing completion as two culverts have recently been installed underneath the main road, and rock lining has been placed in all but an approximate 50 ft long segment of the channel east of the road. Rock filter material (D50 < 0.5 ft) is being placed on the bottom of the channel prior to covering it with the large (D50 >1.5 ft) rock lining. A rock headwall remains to be placed on the road embankment at the culvert inlets on the east side of the road. Bacl~lling and Grading The South Pit drillpad has recently been backfilled, graded, and topsoiled. During the inspection the operator's contractor was backfilling the North pit with material being hauled by approximately 5-50 ton haul trucks from the northern part of the fill area that adjoins the Permanently Reclaimed Spoil Area. The trucks were also hauling topsoil to the North Pit from stockpile 2 on the west side of the haul road. A grader was maintaining haul truck pathways in North Pit. A water truck was spraying for dust control. A D9 dozer was rough grading the backfill in North Pit. An excavator was placing topsoil on the north toe of North Pit. The operator's representative explained that coal waste material had previously been picked up from that area and was used as backfill in the pit. The special effort being made to cazefully place topsoil at this difficult location, the steeply sloping north toe of the pit, is commendable. It was very good to see the reclamation activity on the site.