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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. Roads and Hvdroloaic Balance Road surfaces and drainage structures appeared for the most part to be properly maintained and functional. There were a couple small piles of spilled coal (a couple shovels full each) along the road between the East Salt Creek bridge and the state highway, that need to be cleaned up. The "in-ditch" sediment trap above the sediment pond had been cleaned out during an enforcement follow-up inspection I made on 11 /23/04. The culvert inlet sump associated with the upper-most road culvert (on the collection ditch just down the road from the coal stockpile area) had also recently been cleaned out. The sediment pond had been de-watered, and the accumulation of coal fines at the pond inlet area had been cleaned out. The failed sediment pond embankment had been reconstructed and the primary discharge pipe replaced. Agate valve had been placed on the inlet end of the pipe, and mechanism was being installed to allow for the valve to be opened and closed when the pond is full. The material previously stored in the sediment storage pile (from previous pond and ditch cleanouts) had been hauled to the approved waste disposal area in the Munger Canyon Mine permit area. A berm between the sediment storage area and the pond embankment had been worn down due to work associated with embankment repair and material haulage, and will need to be built back up. Maintenance grading and seeding of the diversion segment south and west of the sediment pond and sediment drying area/soil stockpiles location (described in the previous inspection report) will need to be implemented in the spring, as soon as ground conditions permit. A quantity of sediment has accumulated in front of the office area SAE sik fence, and maintenance is warranted to remove the accumulation. Portal area drainage and diversion culverts were clear and functional. Soil stockpile area small area exemption silt fence installations were properly maintained and functional. Support Facilities Fill dirt from the construction material stockpile was used in the reconstruction of the sediment pond embankment. When soils thaw and dry sufficiently, the disturbed portion of the stockpile will need to be graded and seeded with the stabilization mix, as will the newly reconstructed pond embankment and adjacent areas disturbed by the embankment construction project.