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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. Thursday Jul 25 /X19 ~_1 the Divisior~e~ro~c~~cted a partial inspection at the Mbun air? Coal Co.. "~. -- - "' mine. Cathy Welt and Mike Price. of Mountain Coal Co. were present during the inspection. The weather was cloudy at the time of the inspection. The past couple of weeks have been moist due to the typical late summer monsoon; the storms were short and run-off was minimal. Upcoming permitting activities were discussed with the operator at the beginning of the inspection. The mining permit expires August 7, 1991. The mine plans to reconfigure the waste pile to increase its capacity. Presently the waste pile has a maximum capacity of an additional 150,000 yds2. The pile plan will be revised to accept an additional 150,000 yds2 above this amount. The mine intends to install an office and bathhouse building. The Mountain Coal Company is planning to submit a reorganized permit application this fall. The inspection proceeded to the lower emergency stockpile. The operator had removed all the coal from this area. The mine plans to construct a concrete wall around the metal girder tower that supports the conveyor structure. The new culvert is working efficiently at this location. The ditch leading to this culvert will 6e lined with concrete in the future. The inspection proceeded to the access road to the Steven's Gulch ventilation fan. The operator has improved the access road to the fan area by grading and applying an additional 6" gravel base. The operator has overhauled culverts and ditches along this road. The inspection then proceeded to the refuse pile sediment pond. The operator has cleaned out this pond within the past month. The pond contained very little water. Typically the mine de-waters the pond by pumping to the large pond located across the access road. The mine may in the future install a permanent pipe to this pond. At the portal bench, the mine has placed concrete barriers along the edge of the bench to serve as a safety berm. These will replace the existing steel guard rails. The mine plans to regrade the bench so that it slopes into the hillside to aid in water runoff. The mine had repaired the gullies caused by the water main break by filing them with subsoil material and then the area was mulched and seeded. The open coal storage area appeared to be full to capacity. The explosive storage pad has had an embankment regraded, mulched and seeded.