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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 durng the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. This inspection was.an aerial inspection flown on August 18, 2003. There were no problems with compliance that were observed during the overflight. The digital images were reviewed on August 25, 2003. East Mine The paved main haul road was in good condition. The dirt access road up to the portal bench was also in good condition. The light use road up to the fan azea and the light use roads to the West Ridge waste pile pond and ponds 1 through 4 appeazed to be passable. There has not been any recent reclamation activities at the East Mine. Most of the facilities demolition has been done. A lot of concrete has to be broken up and buried in place or moved closer to the highwalls for burial. There is a fair amount of machinery and other mining equipment that needs to be removed and salvaged. There were no erosional problems at the West Ridge waste pile or at the reclaimed old waste pile. There was no evidence of slope instability at either waste pile. There appeared to be a little water in Pond 1 but Ponds 2, 3, 4 and the West Ridge waste pile ponds were all dry. There were no signs of slope instability with any of the cut and fill slopes at the site. There was a good stand of vegetation on the reclaimed areas, although the vegetation was starting to turn brown. Run-of--Mine (ROM) Stockpile The pond at the ROM pile was dry. The pond embankment appeazed to be stable. The collection ditch that leads into the south end of the pond appeared to be functional. There did not appeaz to be any ponded water on the ROM pile. There is some mine machinery being stored at the site. The haul road was in good condition. West Mine There were no erosional gullying at the West Mine fan azea. The road to the fan area appeazed to be passable. The vegetation on the topsoil stockpile is fuming brown but the vegetative cover is excellent.