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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 partial inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DMG. Bill Bear represented the operator during the inspection. A considerable amount of coal waste is being generated at the wash plant and being deposited at gob pile no. 2. Because of the increase in coal waste, the operator has brought in an outside contractor to help manage the gob pile. This inspection mainly focused on gob pile no. 1 and gob pile no. 2. Gob Pile No. 1 The main gob pile haul road was in good condiiton. The outside berm was in place, as was the road ditch. The road leading up to gob pile no. 1 was in good condition as well. The road ditch was functional. There has not been any recent additions to gob pile no. 1. The top of the pile had positive drainage and the underdrain was exposed to the rear of the pile, as designed. The upland diversion ditch had sufficient capacity. Gob Pile No. 2 The culvert under the gob pile haul road just east of gob pile no. 1 will need some cleaning soon. Also in this area, a small pile of soil and coal waste that was graded off of the road is close to going over the road berm. This pile needs to be removed. The operator must ensure that no material should go over the road berm. At the gob pile, the operator was mixing soil with coal refuse to ensure proper compaction. During the inspection, the contractor was conducting compaction testing. There are quite a few small piles of coal waste that need to be dried, graded out and compacted. The ditches and culverts in the gob pile no. 2 area were functional. However, there is one section of the ditch leading into the west side of Pond F that could use a little cleaning out. The two underdrains were to the rear of the gob pile. The operator is in the process of digging an upland diversion ditch on the east side of the pile that will be higher than the original ditch. This is to make room for more refuse. The gob pile outslopes were stable. There was one section that had a few rills but it did not appear to be a problem. The gob pile top and bench had positive drainage. There was only a little ice-covered water in Pond F. The pond embankment and inslopes were stable and the pond spillways were functional. c:/word/bowie2/insp0106