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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 an aerial inspection of the Seneca II Mine conducted by Harry Ranney of the DMG. Aerial photographs were taken on December 14, 2004. Mike Boulay of the DMG reviewed the aerial photos. The majority of the mine site was snow covered, but weather conditions were cleaz and sunny at the time of the flight. Roads Access roads to the office, shop/wazehouse, and boneyazds had been plowed and were free of snow cover. The County Road leading to the Wadge Impoundment and PECOCO Impoundment had also been plowed and appeared well maintained. From the photos, all other access roads at the mine site were partially snow packed and did not appeaz accessible. With exception of the shop/warehouse and office, there was no activity noted at the mine site at the time of the flight. Hydrologic Balance Site Sedimentation Ponds 002, 004, 008, the PECOCO Impoundment and the Truck Wash Holding Pond were all visible in the photographs. Only a small portion of Pond 003 was visible in one of the photos. Ponds 004 and 008 were snow packed. Ponds 002 and the PECOCO Impoundment were only partially frozen. Several stock ponds wece also visible in the photos and appeazed snow covered or frozen at the surface. It could not be determined from the photos whether or not any of the ponds were discharging. Pond embankments appeared stable and no problems were-noted at any of the sediment pond locations. Support Facilities ThP ch~p/warehause-and-b©neya~are-as were~i.,v~. d~rem-the photos; these facilities aitd perimeter azeas appeazed to be well maintained and no problems were identified.