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i Z 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 aerial inspection was flown on June 29, 2000. The aerial photographs were examined on July 7, 2000. No problems with compliance were observed. Facilities The operator is constructing the facilities that had been approved in PR-03. The coal stockpile bench is being constructed as well as the entrance road and truck loading azea. There was almost no coal lefr on the portal bench. No haul trucks appeared to be in operation. The concrete foundation for the material storage shed neaz the main topsoil stockpile has been laid. The building structure has not been erected yet. There were no signs of slope instability with any of the cut and fill slopes at the mine site Hvdrologv There was a little water in pond C, although pond D was dry. The operator has constructed the new pond B just south of old highway 133, along with the collection ditch. Silt fence has been put up just down gradient of the construction azea. Pond embankments appeared to be stable. Roads The main haul road was in good shape. The haul road to the gob pile and the access road to the water tank bench also appeazed to be in good shape. The new truck loading loop road is being constructed. Old Highway 133 is getting some asphalt reconstruction as well. Gob Pile The top of the gob pile was being graded. It appeared that all of the individual piles had been incorporated into the gob pile. The gob pile appeared to be dry. Topsoil The topsoil salvaged from the new facilities construction and from the two topsoil stockpiles near old pond B had been placed onto the main topsoil stockpile. c:\ms97\bowie2\insp0600