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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 complete inspection of the Yoast Mine conducted on February 2, 2005 by Mike Boulay of the DMG. Roy Kazo of Seneca Coal Company was present during the entire inspection. Weather conditions were sunny and cold. The mine site was partially snow covered. Higher elevations at the site were entirely snow covered. Coal was being hauled from the Wolf Creek pit in the Yoast South Area and the dragline was operating in the south end of the Wolf Creek pit. Although there were no dozers operating at the time of the inspection, backfill and grading operations are continuing in the south Valora pit. Availability of Records All required records were on file and available for review at the mine site office. No problems were noted with the records review. See the attached Availability of Records checklist. Roads Haul Roads A and B and the road into the active pit azea were clear of snow and frozen hard at the surface. Haul roads site wide were well maintained. Haul Road B was being bladed at the time of the inspecfion. Ditches and most culvert inlets and outlets along Haul Road B were snow covered. The scraper pit and the active Wolf Creek pit in the Yoast South Area were accessible and inspected. Haul Road D and the North Pit area were not accessible due to drifted snow and icy road conditions. Hydrolo¢ic Balance All site sedimentation ponds were inspected including Ponds 010, 011, 012, 013, and 014. The surfaces of all ponds were frozen and snow covered. Ponds 010, 012, and 013 were full and dischazging small amounts of clear water. Water levels in Ponds 011 and 014 were well below the level of the principal spillways. Pond inlets and embankments at all sediment ponds were snow covered. No problems were noted at any of the sediment pond locations. The lower Armand Draw drainage was inspected. The drainage was not entirely accessible due to the snow cover. This location was last inspected in November 2004. As indicated in the November Inspection Report (please see Inspection Report issued 11/17/04) the Division requested that the check dams at the lower and upper ends of the drainage be repaired and reinforced with lazger rock. Since that inspection, the two lower rock check dams and the first check dam below the Culvert YB-6 have been repaired and built up with lazger riprap.