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On the outslopes of the ROM pad, the silt fence was in place. There was no coal on the <br />slope. <br />Pond MB-3 needs cleaned. Pond MB-5 contained very little water -the level was way below <br />the emergency discharge level. Pond MB-2R contained water with 5 feet of freeboard below <br />the emergency spillway. <br />The lower refuse pile (LRP) was stable. The ditches were clean and clear for the most part. <br />On top of the pile, in the area being used as a storage area, some culvert had rolled into the <br />ditch. The pipe was aligned such that water would flow directly through, but fhe culvert <br />needs to be removed. The outslopes of the waste pile were well vegetated, although a lot of <br />cheatgrass was present. The shot-crated ditches along the base of the pile were clean and <br />clear. <br />The topsoil piles at the north soil storage area (NSSA) were stable and covered with <br />sufficient vegetation. There was no erosion noted. The NSSA pond was dry, albeit full of <br />cheatgrass. The embankments were stable and the discharge structure was clear. <br />At the loadout there was no fugitive coal material noted and alternative sediment control was <br />in place along the bank. Pond MB-4 had sufficient freeboard. <br />Signage was apprpriate at the entrance to the permit area. <br />Records were checked at the mine office. Please see the "availability of records" form at the <br />back of this inspection report. <br />